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Captain of an air carrier mdt aircraft noticed a temporary fix of 'tape' during preflight inspection and delayed the flight until company maintenance properly inspected the aircraft and returned it to service by the appropriate sign off in the aircraft logbook record.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 241460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 241460 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 242930 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On preflight inspection in iad at gate found speed tape on right rear lower tail cone. Further inspection revealed potential of lightning strike. Passenger were deplaned pending inspection by maintenance. On previous preflight in orf, prior to flight into iad, and all other preflts, speed tape was not noticed. There was not a record of speed tape installed on tail in the logbook. Found out later maintenance did have it previously reported on april/xx/93 and an action report had been filed. This was not carried over into the new logbook. Proper markings of area and an entry into the logbook was accomplished. (Speed tape removed.) need a better logbook system to track and transfer problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN ACR MDT ACFT NOTICED A TEMPORARY FIX OF 'TAPE' DURING PREFLT INSPECTION AND DELAYED THE FLT UNTIL COMPANY MAINT PROPERLY INSPECTED THE ACFT AND RETURNED IT TO SVC BY THE APPROPRIATE SIGN OFF IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK RECORD.
Narrative: ON PREFLT INSPECTION IN IAD AT GATE FOUND SPD TAPE ON R REAR LOWER TAIL CONE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED POTENTIAL OF LIGHTNING STRIKE. PAX WERE DEPLANED PENDING INSPECTION BY MAINT. ON PREVIOUS PREFLT IN ORF, PRIOR TO FLT INTO IAD, AND ALL OTHER PREFLTS, SPD TAPE WAS NOT NOTICED. THERE WAS NOT A RECORD OF SPD TAPE INSTALLED ON TAIL IN THE LOGBOOK. FOUND OUT LATER MAINT DID HAVE IT PREVIOUSLY RPTED ON APRIL/XX/93 AND AN ACTION RPT HAD BEEN FILED. THIS WAS NOT CARRIED OVER INTO THE NEW LOGBOOK. PROPER MARKINGS OF AREA AND AN ENTRY INTO THE LOGBOOK WAS ACCOMPLISHED. (SPD TAPE REMOVED.) NEED A BETTER LOGBOOK SYS TO TRACK AND TRANSFER PROBS.
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.