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Light transport crew starts engines. Notified to shut down #1 as cowling unsecured. First officer had opened, not closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 211018 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time total : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 211018 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After aircraft released from maintenance aircraft sat for 3 hours. First officer preflted and talked at length with mechanics, he has a real interest in workings of airplanes. After securing WX release from dispatch, boarded passenger. Checklists completed for #2 start, started #2, started #1. Was given order to shut down #1 after start by ramp. Rear cowling on #1 was unsecured and was pivoting on hinge from propeller wash. Secured cowl. No damage to cowl. First officer admitted that he had opened cowl to look and discuss with maintenance but had gotten distracted and forgot to re-latch it. Opening panels and major compartment panels is not an authorized part of preflight. First officer has a history of doing this. Despite quoting fsm manual and company policy. Recommend: leave maintenance to mechanics. Stick to preflight guides. If you open a panel stay with it until closed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LTT CREW STARTS ENGS. NOTIFIED TO SHUT DOWN #1 AS COWLING UNSECURED. FO HAD OPENED, NOT CLOSED.
Narrative: AFTER ACFT RELEASED FROM MAINT ACFT SAT FOR 3 HRS. FO PREFLTED AND TALKED AT LENGTH WITH MECHS, HE HAS A REAL INTEREST IN WORKINGS OF AIRPLANES. AFTER SECURING WX RELEASE FROM DISPATCH, BOARDED PAX. CHKLISTS COMPLETED FOR #2 START, STARTED #2, STARTED #1. WAS GIVEN ORDER TO SHUT DOWN #1 AFTER START BY RAMP. REAR COWLING ON #1 WAS UNSECURED AND WAS PIVOTING ON HINGE FROM PROP WASH. SECURED COWL. NO DAMAGE TO COWL. FO ADMITTED THAT HE HAD OPENED COWL TO LOOK AND DISCUSS WITH MAINT BUT HAD GOTTEN DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO RE-LATCH IT. OPENING PANELS AND MAJOR COMPARTMENT PANELS IS NOT AN AUTHORIZED PART OF PREFLT. FO HAS A HISTORY OF DOING THIS. DESPITE QUOTING FSM MANUAL AND COMPANY POLICY. RECOMMEND: LEAVE MAINT TO MECHS. STICK TO PREFLT GUIDES. IF YOU OPEN A PANEL STAY WITH IT UNTIL CLOSED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.