Flight departed without medical kit.

Attributes
ACN	319544
Time
Date	199510
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	319544
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	319437
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During preflight of cockpit I noticed that the emergency medical kit was backwards in its holder so that the label could not be read. Also, one latch was open. When I removed it to turn it around, the other latch came loose and the shear wire popped. We called maintenance to have it replaced. The mechanic took the kit and said he had a new one on order. We got distracted and departed before it arrived. We should have kept the old kit, and left it in an obvious place as a reminder. Even better, we could have made a logbook write-up and left the logbook out. We were fortunate that no need arose for the kit during the one flight we operated without it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT DEPARTED WITHOUT MEDICAL KIT.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT OF COCKPIT I NOTICED THAT THE EMER MEDICAL KIT WAS BACKWARDS IN ITS HOLDER SO THAT THE LABEL COULD NOT BE READ. ALSO, ONE LATCH WAS OPEN. WHEN I REMOVED IT TO TURN IT AROUND, THE OTHER LATCH CAME LOOSE AND THE SHEAR WIRE POPPED. WE CALLED MAINT TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE MECH TOOK THE KIT AND SAID HE HAD A NEW ONE ON ORDER. WE GOT DISTRACTED AND DEPARTED BEFORE IT ARRIVED. WE SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE OLD KIT, AND LEFT IT IN AN OBVIOUS PLACE AS A REMINDER. EVEN BETTER, WE COULD HAVE MADE A LOGBOOK WRITE-UP AND LEFT THE LOGBOOK OUT. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT NO NEED AROSE FOR THE KIT DURING THE ONE FLT WE OPERATED WITHOUT IT.

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.