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An md super 80 was dispatched with #2 engine lower ignitor plug installed improperly incurring damage to the lower engine cowling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413228 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 413228 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was informed that ignitor plug came out after installation and made a hole in the #2 engine lower cowl.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD SUPER 80 WAS DISPATCHED WITH #2 ENG LOWER IGNITOR PLUG INSTALLED IMPROPERLY INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENG COWLING.
Narrative: I WAS INFORMED THAT IGNITOR PLUG CAME OUT AFTER INSTALLATION AND MADE A HOLE IN THE #2 ENG LOWER COWL.
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.