Narrative:

Aircraft was picked up in bos for a scheduled flight to phl then ric. I designated the copilot to do the exterior inspection. The copilot reported back to me that the aircraft was airworthy for flight. I then did my walk around the aircraft and found it also airworthy for flight. Flight left bos for phl and then ric where the crew overnighted. On nov/tue/93, a preflight and post-flight inspection of the aircraft was performed for every leg from ric-phl-bos-pwm. Upon landing in pwm, the crew was met by an FAA safety inspector who, upon completion of his post-flight inspection, found a number of screws missing from the fairing on the underside of the aircraft. Aircraft was downed unairworthy, a mechanic was called to replace the screws and was properly signed off airworthy in the maintenance logbook of the aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: the reporting captain states that he has received a letter of investigation from the FAA regarding the missing screws, to which he replied. His air carrier has given disciplinary action to the flcs and mechanics involved in this incident. The flight crew received 3 days off without pay. He does not know the penalties given the mechanics. He believes that there were several flcs sent letters, possibly as many as 6.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACI FOUND SEVERAL SCREWS MISSING ON AN ACR LTT FAIRING.

Narrative: ACFT WAS PICKED UP IN BOS FOR A SCHEDULED FLT TO PHL THEN RIC. I DESIGNATED THE COPLT TO DO THE EXTERIOR INSPECTION. THE COPLT RPTED BACK TO ME THAT THE ACFT WAS AIRWORTHY FOR FLT. I THEN DID MY WALK AROUND THE ACFT AND FOUND IT ALSO AIRWORTHY FOR FLT. FLT LEFT BOS FOR PHL AND THEN RIC WHERE THE CREW OVERNIGHTED. ON NOV/TUE/93, A PREFLT AND POST-FLT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT WAS PERFORMED FOR EVERY LEG FROM RIC-PHL-BOS-PWM. UPON LNDG IN PWM, THE CREW WAS MET BY AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR WHO, UPON COMPLETION OF HIS POST-FLT INSPECTION, FOUND A NUMBER OF SCREWS MISSING FROM THE FAIRING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ACFT. ACFT WAS DOWNED UNAIRWORTHY, A MECH WAS CALLED TO REPLACE THE SCREWS AND WAS PROPERLY SIGNED OFF AIRWORTHY IN THE MAINT LOGBOOK OF THE ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THE RPTING CAPT STATES THAT HE HAS RECEIVED A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION FROM THE FAA REGARDING THE MISSING SCREWS, TO WHICH HE REPLIED. HIS ACR HAS GIVEN DISCIPLINARY ACTION TO THE FLCS AND MECHS INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. THE FLC RECEIVED 3 DAYS OFF WITHOUT PAY. HE DOES NOT KNOW THE PENALTIES GIVEN THE MECHS. HE BELIEVES THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL FLCS SENT LETTERS, POSSIBLY AS MANY AS 6.

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.