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Flight crew had 1 propeller problem on their light transport air carrier aircraft shortly after takeoff and return land on the instructions of company maintenance. Meantime, company dispatch did not know aircraft had returned until after landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 253413 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199310 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bna |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 253413 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight outbound bna-vps had a mechanical problem (l-hand propeller indication fluctuation). Apparently crew called bna maintenance and explained their problem. Bna maintenance made the decision to have the aircraft return to bna. The dispatcher was never involved in loop process. The dispatcher was advised through 4TH hand source. Again, by the time I was notified, the flight was already safely on the ground. Where is the dispatch/pilot joint responsibility communication? The dispatcher needs to be involved in the loop.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC HAD 1 PROP PROB ON THEIR LTT ACR ACFT SHORTLY AFTER TKOF AND RETURN LAND ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF COMPANY MAINT. MEANTIME, COMPANY DISPATCH DID NOT KNOW ACFT HAD RETURNED UNTIL AFTER LNDG.
Narrative: FLT OUTBOUND BNA-VPS HAD A MECHANICAL PROB (L-HAND PROP INDICATION FLUCTUATION). APPARENTLY CREW CALLED BNA MAINT AND EXPLAINED THEIR PROB. BNA MAINT MADE THE DECISION TO HAVE THE ACFT RETURN TO BNA. THE DISPATCHER WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN LOOP PROCESS. THE DISPATCHER WAS ADVISED THROUGH 4TH HAND SOURCE. AGAIN, BY THE TIME I WAS NOTIFIED, THE FLT WAS ALREADY SAFELY ON THE GND. WHERE IS THE DISPATCH/PLT JOINT RESPONSIBILITY COM? THE DISPATCHER NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE LOOP.
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.