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An air carrier captain would like to change his air carrier's logbook procedure on reverser lights being inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 262139 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msn |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : boi |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2700 |
| ASRS Report | 262139 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Arrived at aircraft in morning to discover deferred item in logbook; 'thrust reverse operating lights.' previous crew did not state in maintenance logbook whether the reverser was used on arrival. If used, a visual inspection is required to confirm it stowed in forward thrust position. I called main base maintenance to determine if an inspection was required. Man on duty informed me that an inspection was not required unless crew wrote in log that reverser was used on arrival. No such entry was made and, based upon our own inspection, (flight engineer), and all other indications, I was satisfied that reverser was stowed. We operated the flight uneventfully. In retrospect, it would seem to me that this inspection would be required by maintenance unless the previous crew specifically stated in log that the reverser was not used upon arrival. In the future, I will demand an inspection by maintenance in this situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CAPT WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE HIS ACR'S LOGBOOK PROC ON REVERSER LIGHTS BEING INOP.
Narrative: ARRIVED AT ACFT IN MORNING TO DISCOVER DEFERRED ITEM IN LOGBOOK; 'THRUST REVERSE OPERATING LIGHTS.' PREVIOUS CREW DID NOT STATE IN MAINT LOGBOOK WHETHER THE REVERSER WAS USED ON ARR. IF USED, A VISUAL INSPECTION IS REQUIRED TO CONFIRM IT STOWED IN FORWARD THRUST POS. I CALLED MAIN BASE MAINT TO DETERMINE IF AN INSPECTION WAS REQUIRED. MAN ON DUTY INFORMED ME THAT AN INSPECTION WAS NOT REQUIRED UNLESS CREW WROTE IN LOG THAT REVERSER WAS USED ON ARR. NO SUCH ENTRY WAS MADE AND, BASED UPON OUR OWN INSPECTION, (FE), AND ALL OTHER INDICATIONS, I WAS SATISFIED THAT REVERSER WAS STOWED. WE OPERATED THE FLT UNEVENTFULLY. IN RETROSPECT, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THIS INSPECTION WOULD BE REQUIRED BY MAINT UNLESS THE PREVIOUS CREW SPECIFICALLY STATED IN LOG THAT THE REVERSER WAS NOT USED UPON ARR. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL DEMAND AN INSPECTION BY MAINT IN THIS SIT.
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.