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B737-400 test flight found numerous problems with the flight controls and on return to base had difficulty relighting 1 engine. Was able to start with the aid of the starter. When pilot driving home realized had not made entry in the logbook regarding the engine relight problem. Notified company and FAA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352589 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : int |
| State Reference | NC |
| 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 | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 352589 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Int to int. Total time: 1 hour 52 mins. This maintenance test flight experienced multiple flight control problems following major overhaul on airframe. In descent, a quick check of relight ability was commenced during a controled shutdown and relight. 1 engine required starter motor assist and successful relight was accomplished. All control surface discrepancies were recorded in maintenance log and repaired. Weak start system and attempt inadvertently failed to become a write-up in logbook. Additional test flight proved successful and aircraft released on passenger flight to jax. PIC remembered start attempt problem while driving home from test hop and immediately system control center was notified along with B737-300 flight manager and FAA. Aircraft was removed from line operation and repaired and released within 20 hours.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-400 TEST FLT FOUND NUMEROUS PROBS WITH THE FLT CTLS AND ON RETURN TO BASE HAD DIFFICULTY RELIGHTING 1 ENG. WAS ABLE TO START WITH THE AID OF THE STARTER. WHEN PLT DRIVING HOME REALIZED HAD NOT MADE ENTRY IN THE LOGBOOK REGARDING THE ENG RELIGHT PROB. NOTIFIED COMPANY AND FAA.
Narrative: INT TO INT. TOTAL TIME: 1 HR 52 MINS. THIS MAINT TEST FLT EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FLT CTL PROBS FOLLOWING MAJOR OVERHAUL ON AIRFRAME. IN DSCNT, A QUICK CHK OF RELIGHT ABILITY WAS COMMENCED DURING A CTLED SHUTDOWN AND RELIGHT. 1 ENG REQUIRED STARTER MOTOR ASSIST AND SUCCESSFUL RELIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ALL CTL SURFACE DISCREPANCIES WERE RECORDED IN MAINT LOG AND REPAIRED. WEAK START SYS AND ATTEMPT INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO BECOME A WRITE-UP IN LOGBOOK. ADDITIONAL TEST FLT PROVED SUCCESSFUL AND ACFT RELEASED ON PAX FLT TO JAX. PIC REMEMBERED START ATTEMPT PROB WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM TEST HOP AND IMMEDIATELY SYS CTL CTR WAS NOTIFIED ALONG WITH B737-300 FLT MGR AND FAA. ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM LINE OP AND REPAIRED AND RELEASED WITHIN 20 HRS.
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.