Ramp check by FAA on aircraft equipment problem.

Attributes
ACN	263322
Time
Date	199402
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : student pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10900 flight time type : 5700
ASRS Report	263322
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

On arrival to portland international, PIC stepped off aircraft to consult with a maintenance person concerning a musty smell in the aircraft, as reported by a flight attendant. An aviation safety inspector (FAA) was waiting in the jetway behind the maintenance person, and approached both the pilot and the maintenance person. The asi asked for license and identify. The PIC was asking the maintenance person about more information concerning this situation, and the asi stated that the pilot was asking for permission on whether to write a logbook entry. This was not the case. The pilot wanted to know about the air filter checking procedure to correct the problem. An entry was made in the logbook, and the asi followed the maintenance person to follow up on the logbook write-up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RAMP CHK BY FAA ON ACFT EQUIP PROB.

Narrative: ON ARR TO PORTLAND INTL, PIC STEPPED OFF ACFT TO CONSULT WITH A MAINT PERSON CONCERNING A MUSTY SMELL IN THE ACFT, AS RPTED BY A FLT ATTENDANT. AN AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR (FAA) WAS WAITING IN THE JETWAY BEHIND THE MAINT PERSON, AND APCHED BOTH THE PLT AND THE MAINT PERSON. THE ASI ASKED FOR LICENSE AND IDENT. THE PIC WAS ASKING THE MAINT PERSON ABOUT MORE INFO CONCERNING THIS SIT, AND THE ASI STATED THAT THE PLT WAS ASKING FOR PERMISSION ON WHETHER TO WRITE A LOGBOOK ENTRY. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THE PLT WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE AIR FILTER CHKING PROC TO CORRECT THE PROB. AN ENTRY WAS MADE IN THE LOGBOOK, AND THE ASI FOLLOWED THE MAINT PERSON TO FOLLOW UP ON THE LOGBOOK WRITE-UP.

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.