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Air carrier medium large transport failed to note on preflight, jump seat had been replaced and was missing the protective breathing equipment. No notation had been made in the logbook of the jump seat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 358730 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| 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 | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 7500 |
| ASRS Report | 358730 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | 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:
Notified that maintenance had replaced cockpit fold down jump seat which normally has pbe (protective breathing equipment) unit and holding enclosure mounted to it with a new jump seat which had no pbe and no holding enclosure. I was notified 8 days after flying the aircraft of the discrepancy. Apparently, several other crews shared the same oversight. I believe that this oversight was exacerbated by the pbe holder/enclosure not being installed which would lead the crews to inspect the pbe according to normal procedures. Without the holder/enclosure installed, all appeared to be normal with all equipment accounted for in their place. Further, I cannot recall any mention in the aircraft's logbook of work performed on the jump seat which might have brought it to my attention.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG FAILED TO NOTE ON PREFLT, JUMP SEAT HAD BEEN REPLACED AND WAS MISSING THE PROTECTIVE BREATHING EQUIP. NO NOTATION HAD BEEN MADE IN THE LOGBOOK OF THE JUMP SEAT.
Narrative: NOTIFIED THAT MAINT HAD REPLACED COCKPIT FOLD DOWN JUMP SEAT WHICH NORMALLY HAS PBE (PROTECTIVE BREATHING EQUIP) UNIT AND HOLDING ENCLOSURE MOUNTED TO IT WITH A NEW JUMP SEAT WHICH HAD NO PBE AND NO HOLDING ENCLOSURE. I WAS NOTIFIED 8 DAYS AFTER FLYING THE ACFT OF THE DISCREPANCY. APPARENTLY, SEVERAL OTHER CREWS SHARED THE SAME OVERSIGHT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS OVERSIGHT WAS EXACERBATED BY THE PBE HOLDER/ENCLOSURE NOT BEING INSTALLED WHICH WOULD LEAD THE CREWS TO INSPECT THE PBE ACCORDING TO NORMAL PROCS. WITHOUT THE HOLDER/ENCLOSURE INSTALLED, ALL APPEARED TO BE NORMAL WITH ALL EQUIP ACCOUNTED FOR IN THEIR PLACE. FURTHER, I CANNOT RECALL ANY MENTION IN THE ACFT'S LOGBOOK OF WORK PERFORMED ON THE JUMP SEAT WHICH MIGHT HAVE BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTN.
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.