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An FAA aci complained that the captain of an air carrier medium large transport tightened a screw when it should have been tightened by a mechanic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 248173 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| 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 : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13000 |
| ASRS Report | 248173 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 247984 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
FAA ramp check inspector found 1 screw coming out of an inspection panel on right wing root. Panel is 2 ft long, 6 inches wide, with a total of 30 screws. I inspected panel and found to be very secure and all screws were tight. I tightened loose screw. During this process inspector walked off without watching my check. We took off. Received ACARS message that inspector said that the screw should have been tightened by a mechanic. Supplemental information from acn 247984: I proceeded to perform my exterior preflight alone. I found no discrepancies. After takeoff, we were informed that the inspector was asking operations for our names concerning the loose screw.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN FAA ACI COMPLAINED THAT THE CAPT OF AN ACR MLG TIGHTENED A SCREW WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED BY A MECH.
Narrative: FAA RAMP CHK INSPECTOR FOUND 1 SCREW COMING OUT OF AN INSPECTION PANEL ON R WING ROOT. PANEL IS 2 FT LONG, 6 INCHES WIDE, WITH A TOTAL OF 30 SCREWS. I INSPECTED PANEL AND FOUND TO BE VERY SECURE AND ALL SCREWS WERE TIGHT. I TIGHTENED LOOSE SCREW. DURING THIS PROCESS INSPECTOR WALKED OFF WITHOUT WATCHING MY CHK. WE TOOK OFF. RECEIVED ACARS MESSAGE THAT INSPECTOR SAID THAT THE SCREW SHOULD HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED BY A MECH. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 247984: I PROCEEDED TO PERFORM MY EXTERIOR PREFLT ALONE. I FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. AFTER TKOF, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE INSPECTOR WAS ASKING OPS FOR OUR NAMES CONCERNING THE LOOSE SCREW.
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.