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First officer reporter expresses concerns as to whether the PIC had written up an aircraft equipment problem on an MD80 prior to departure. Mechanic was called out and PIC had discussion with him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 361880 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I had just been called out to operate a part 121 revenue flight as a first officer. The captain was already on the trip. I did the preflight walkaround and the 1 discrepancy I found was the gear down and locked inspection light on the left main landing gear (MD80) was inoperative. I reported it over the company maintenance frequency when I got back to the cockpit. I also reported it to the captain when I saw him. He said 'I'll take care of it.' the mechanic then came out and I saw them talking and the captain had the logbook in his hand, but I don't know if he wrote it up in the maintenance logbook for our aircraft, I was busy doing my cockpit set-up. The mechanic then left and I asked the captain about it and he said it was 'taken care of.' I still don't know if he actually wrote it up and it was signed off. I'm concerned because I know the FAA monitors our maintenance frequency, and they may check up on this if the captain didn't write it up. It is the PIC's responsibility to make sure all maintenance discrepancies are properly written up and signed off, but I don't want the FAA to come after me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO RPTR EXPRESSES CONCERNS AS TO WHETHER THE PIC HAD WRITTEN UP AN ACFT EQUIP PROB ON AN MD80 PRIOR TO DEP. MECH WAS CALLED OUT AND PIC HAD DISCUSSION WITH HIM.
Narrative: I HAD JUST BEEN CALLED OUT TO OPERATE A PART 121 REVENUE FLT AS A FO. THE CAPT WAS ALREADY ON THE TRIP. I DID THE PREFLT WALKAROUND AND THE 1 DISCREPANCY I FOUND WAS THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INSPECTION LIGHT ON THE L MAIN LNDG GEAR (MD80) WAS INOP. I RPTED IT OVER THE COMPANY MAINT FREQ WHEN I GOT BACK TO THE COCKPIT. I ALSO RPTED IT TO THE CAPT WHEN I SAW HIM. HE SAID 'I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.' THE MECH THEN CAME OUT AND I SAW THEM TALKING AND THE CAPT HAD THE LOGBOOK IN HIS HAND, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF HE WROTE IT UP IN THE MAINT LOGBOOK FOR OUR ACFT, I WAS BUSY DOING MY COCKPIT SET-UP. THE MECH THEN LEFT AND I ASKED THE CAPT ABOUT IT AND HE SAID IT WAS 'TAKEN CARE OF.' I STILL DON'T KNOW IF HE ACTUALLY WROTE IT UP AND IT WAS SIGNED OFF. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE I KNOW THE FAA MONITORS OUR MAINT FREQ, AND THEY MAY CHK UP ON THIS IF THE CAPT DIDN'T WRITE IT UP. IT IS THE PIC'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE ALL MAINT DISCREPANCIES ARE PROPERLY WRITTEN UP AND SIGNED OFF, BUT I DON'T WANT THE FAA TO COME AFTER ME.
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.