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FAA flight inspection aircraft at ramp check finds broken pieces of cockpit trim taped together with speed tape. PIC fails to write up unsatisfactory condition in logbook as suggested by the air carrier inspector.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360482 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hpn |
| State Reference | NY |
| 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 : parked 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 : 270 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 360482 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 360477 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
FAA ramp check in hpn. Inspector found write-up in log which looked like open write-up. According to company maintenance personnel, the write-up was correct and legal to fly. Inspector said aircraft could go but that he would follow up on situation. Also, he did not like the speed tape that was used to hold plastic pieces of the cockpit together. He felt they could come loose and interfere with the yoke. The company says this is also an approved fix. Supplemental information from acn 360477: also found tape holding cockpit trim together unsatisfactory. We agreed. FAA suggested we write tape in logbook. Captain did not write it up, against my suggestions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAA FLT INSPECTION ACFT AT RAMP CHK FINDS BROKEN PIECES OF COCKPIT TRIM TAPED TOGETHER WITH SPD TAPE. PIC FAILS TO WRITE UP UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION IN LOGBOOK AS SUGGESTED BY THE ACR INSPECTOR.
Narrative: FAA RAMP CHK IN HPN. INSPECTOR FOUND WRITE-UP IN LOG WHICH LOOKED LIKE OPEN WRITE-UP. ACCORDING TO COMPANY MAINT PERSONNEL, THE WRITE-UP WAS CORRECT AND LEGAL TO FLY. INSPECTOR SAID ACFT COULD GO BUT THAT HE WOULD FOLLOW UP ON SIT. ALSO, HE DID NOT LIKE THE SPD TAPE THAT WAS USED TO HOLD PLASTIC PIECES OF THE COCKPIT TOGETHER. HE FELT THEY COULD COME LOOSE AND INTERFERE WITH THE YOKE. THE COMPANY SAYS THIS IS ALSO AN APPROVED FIX. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 360477: ALSO FOUND TAPE HOLDING COCKPIT TRIM TOGETHER UNSATISFACTORY. WE AGREED. FAA SUGGESTED WE WRITE TAPE IN LOGBOOK. CAPT DID NOT WRITE IT UP, AGAINST MY SUGGESTIONS.
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.