<< >> NASA ASRS Report 322420, November 1995

FAA flight inspection activity discovered that missing airspeed bugs were noted separately, and not as required, in the aircraft log. Discrepancy reported to airline management.

Attributes
ACN	322420
Time
Date	199511
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 8900 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	322420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

2 airspeed bugs were missing from captain's airspeed indicator. Aircraft was due maintenance inspection following day. To communicate missing bugs, a sticky note was attached to maintenance log, indicating the need for the 2 bugs. There is no relief in the MEL currently, and this communications method was spontaneous and well intended to add the bugs. We fly both the model C BE02 (with no airspeed bugs) and the model D which have the bugs, so flying the aircraft without bugs does not seem to present a safety problem. FSDO (far) saw note on an impromptu inspection in the morning of inspection date and brought it to the attention of company management.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAA FLT INSPECTION ACTIVITY DISCOVERED THAT MISSING AIRSPD BUGS WERE NOTED SEPARATELY, AND NOT AS REQUIRED, IN THE ACFT LOG. DISCREPANCY RPTED TO AIRLINE MGMNT.

Narrative: 2 AIRSPD BUGS WERE MISSING FROM CAPT'S AIRSPD INDICATOR. ACFT WAS DUE MAINT INSPECTION FOLLOWING DAY. TO COMMUNICATE MISSING BUGS, A STICKY NOTE WAS ATTACHED TO MAINT LOG, INDICATING THE NEED FOR THE 2 BUGS. THERE IS NO RELIEF IN THE MEL CURRENTLY, AND THIS COMS METHOD WAS SPONTANEOUS AND WELL INTENDED TO ADD THE BUGS. WE FLY BOTH THE MODEL C BE02 (WITH NO AIRSPD BUGS) AND THE MODEL D WHICH HAVE THE BUGS, SO FLYING THE ACFT WITHOUT BUGS DOES NOT SEEM TO PRESENT A SAFETY PROB. FSDO (FAR) SAW NOTE ON AN IMPROMPTU INSPECTION IN THE MORNING OF INSPECTION DATE AND BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTN OF COMPANY MGMNT.

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.