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B727 missing a required placard for an inoperative passenger seat in the cabin. A ramp checking air carrier aci caught the error. Placard has repeatedly disappeared, for whatever reasons.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376600 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lgb |
| State Reference | CA |
| 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 | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 376600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 377421 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Location: lgb, ca. Issue: missing placard on inoperative seat XXX. During an FAA ramp check, it was determined that seat XXX did not have the necessary placard. The seat was on a dmi but the 'do not occupy' placard was missing. Upon inspection by the FAA inspector, he was unable to determine any broken or unsafe condition. He inspected seats, xxd, xxe, and xxf. Because of a late operation, a new placard was installed and the trip continued. Upon return to dfw, nonstop, and discussions with our maintenance personnel, it was determined that the placard had been checked and verified by maintenance personnel prior to each flight. In fact, maintenance on several occasions had to put a new placard as the old placard was missing. Solution: devise a placard that is not easily removed by passenger or cleaners.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 MISSING A REQUIRED PLACARD FOR AN INOP PAX SEAT IN THE CABIN. A RAMP CHKING ACR ACI CAUGHT THE ERROR. PLACARD HAS REPEATEDLY DISAPPEARED, FOR WHATEVER REASONS.
Narrative: LOCATION: LGB, CA. ISSUE: MISSING PLACARD ON INOP SEAT XXX. DURING AN FAA RAMP CHK, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SEAT XXX DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PLACARD. THE SEAT WAS ON A DMI BUT THE 'DO NOT OCCUPY' PLACARD WAS MISSING. UPON INSPECTION BY THE FAA INSPECTOR, HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANY BROKEN OR UNSAFE CONDITION. HE INSPECTED SEATS, XXD, XXE, AND XXF. BECAUSE OF A LATE OP, A NEW PLACARD WAS INSTALLED AND THE TRIP CONTINUED. UPON RETURN TO DFW, NONSTOP, AND DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR MAINT PERSONNEL, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PLACARD HAD BEEN CHKED AND VERIFIED BY MAINT PERSONNEL PRIOR TO EACH FLT. IN FACT, MAINT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAD TO PUT A NEW PLACARD AS THE OLD PLACARD WAS MISSING. SOLUTION: DEVISE A PLACARD THAT IS NOT EASILY REMOVED BY PAX OR CLEANERS.
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.