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Return to ramp after first officer on air carrier medium large transport notes some minor skin damage aft of radome.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 234686 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199302 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| 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 | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 234686 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After engine start, I adjusted my seat to a full up and forward position. This allowed me to view the area just aft of the radome, where I noticed a small piece of sheet metal bent up. We called maintenance and they came out with a truck with a lift on the back. They viewed the sheet metal and we elected to return to the gate. The aircraft was taken OTS. With respect to observing this during a walk around, further investigation shows that a position well outside of a standard walk around pattern is required to view this area. An inspection of the aircraft nose area from the cockpit prior to an external walk around would eliminate this type of problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RETURN TO RAMP AFTER FO ON ACR MLG NOTES SOME MINOR SKIN DAMAGE AFT OF RADOME.
Narrative: AFTER ENG START, I ADJUSTED MY SEAT TO A FULL UP AND FORWARD POS. THIS ALLOWED ME TO VIEW THE AREA JUST AFT OF THE RADOME, WHERE I NOTICED A SMALL PIECE OF SHEET METAL BENT UP. WE CALLED MAINT AND THEY CAME OUT WITH A TRUCK WITH A LIFT ON THE BACK. THEY VIEWED THE SHEET METAL AND WE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE GATE. THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS. WITH RESPECT TO OBSERVING THIS DURING A WALK AROUND, FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT A POS WELL OUTSIDE OF A STANDARD WALK AROUND PATTERN IS REQUIRED TO VIEW THIS AREA. AN INSPECTION OF THE ACFT NOSE AREA FROM THE COCKPIT PRIOR TO AN EXTERNAL WALK AROUND WOULD ELIMINATE THIS TYPE OF PROB.
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.