 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Flight crew fails to have an aircraft maintenance problem checked and signed off in the logbook as required under the guidance of the minimum equipment list. This was on a delayed flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341273 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 341273 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 340899 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to distrs and time pressure, both captain and I neglected to have a required maintenance check (per MEL due to inoperative hydraulic monitor system) performed and documented in the aircraft logbook. The distrs included ground personnel delivery of hazardous cargo paperwork, flight attendant briefing regarding special needs passenger, passenger cockpit visit. All items were more or less important, but none more important than correct preparation of the aircraft for flight. We fell into the trap of allowing the pressure of getting an on time departure interfere with taking the time necessary to ensure a complete and thorough preparation for flight. Supplemental information from acn 340889: the check was supposed to be performed on the left elevator power control monitor. Due to distrs in the cockpit prior to departure (a late departure) and conversations with the flight attendant about oxygen to be given to a passenger en route, forgot to have the check completed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW FAILS TO HAVE AN ACFT MAINT PROBLEM CHECKED AND SIGNED OFF IN THE LOGBOOK AS REQUIRED UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST. THIS WAS ON A DELAYED FLT.
Narrative: DUE TO DISTRS AND TIME PRESSURE, BOTH CAPT AND I NEGLECTED TO HAVE A REQUIRED MAINT CHK (PER MEL DUE TO INOP HYD MONITOR SYS) PERFORMED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK. THE DISTRS INCLUDED GND PERSONNEL DELIVERY OF HAZARDOUS CARGO PAPERWORK, FLT ATTENDANT BRIEFING REGARDING SPECIAL NEEDS PAX, PAX COCKPIT VISIT. ALL ITEMS WERE MORE OR LESS IMPORTANT, BUT NONE MORE IMPORTANT THAN CORRECT PREPARATION OF THE ACFT FOR FLT. WE FELL INTO THE TRAP OF ALLOWING THE PRESSURE OF GETTING AN ON TIME DEP INTERFERE WITH TAKING THE TIME NECESSARY TO ENSURE A COMPLETE AND THOROUGH PREPARATION FOR FLT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 340889: THE CHK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PERFORMED ON THE L ELEVATOR PWR CTL MONITOR. DUE TO DISTRS IN THE COCKPIT PRIOR TO DEP (A LATE DEP) AND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FLT ATTENDANT ABOUT OXYGEN TO BE GIVEN TO A PAX ENRTE, FORGOT TO HAVE THE CHK COMPLETED.
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.