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B727-200 mia-mar used 1 of the 5 portable oxygen bottles. On arrival mar determined ok to return with 4 bottles but failed to note in the logbook the empty bottle.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mar |
| State Reference | FO |
| 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 | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 62 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 62 |
| ASRS Report | 357810 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was serving as a first officer in a flight between miami and maracaibo, venezuela. On the miami to maracaibo leg, one of our passenger became ill and was administered oxygen from 1 of the 5 portable bottles in the aircraft. When we arrived in maracaibo, venezuela, the captain, the flight engineer and myself checked the company MEL and determined that we were legal for the flight back to miami. Since our MEL calls for a minimum of 4 portable bottles and we had the 4 portable oxygen bottles on board. Our mistake was not to dmi the used (empty) portable oxygen bottle and write it on the aircraft logbook. It was an honest and innocent mistake on our part as a crew. We were briefed on arrival by company officials and we assure you it will not happen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727-200 MIA-MAR USED 1 OF THE 5 PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLES. ON ARR MAR DETERMINED OK TO RETURN WITH 4 BOTTLES BUT FAILED TO NOTE IN THE LOGBOOK THE EMPTY BOTTLE.
Narrative: I WAS SERVING AS A FO IN A FLT BTWN MIAMI AND MARACAIBO, VENEZUELA. ON THE MIAMI TO MARACAIBO LEG, ONE OF OUR PAX BECAME ILL AND WAS ADMINISTERED OXYGEN FROM 1 OF THE 5 PORTABLE BOTTLES IN THE ACFT. WHEN WE ARRIVED IN MARACAIBO, VENEZUELA, THE CAPT, THE FE AND MYSELF CHKED THE COMPANY MEL AND DETERMINED THAT WE WERE LEGAL FOR THE FLT BACK TO MIAMI. SINCE OUR MEL CALLS FOR A MINIMUM OF 4 PORTABLE BOTTLES AND WE HAD THE 4 PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLES ON BOARD. OUR MISTAKE WAS NOT TO DMI THE USED (EMPTY) PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLE AND WRITE IT ON THE ACFT LOGBOOK. IT WAS AN HONEST AND INNOCENT MISTAKE ON OUR PART AS A CREW. WE WERE BRIEFED ON ARR BY COMPANY OFFICIALS AND WE ASSURE YOU IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
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.