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Captain of a dehavilland dash 8 (DH8) missed observing the engine fire extinguishing lights during the originating checklist, since it was later found that the fire bottles were not hooked up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 426822 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : orf |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 426822 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 239 flight time total : 10527 flight time type : 7585 |
| ASRS Report | 426818 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We had an originating flight out of a maintenance base. Captain did his flow (system checks) while I did my preflight routine. He called for originating checklist which were completed. Later on a different crew got the airplane and noticed the fire bottle lights did not illuminate. On further inspection the cannon plugs were not on bottles, probably since it left maintenance base. When we did originating checklist and I called for fire detection system check, he said complete. I would have to assume that he did do the check and did it correctly. Nowhere in our manual does it say a first officer must get in the left seat and double check all the captain's system checks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A DEHAVILLAND DASH 8 (DH8) MISSED OBSERVING THE ENG FIRE EXTINGUISHING LIGHTS DURING THE ORIGINATING CHKLIST, SINCE IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THE FIRE BOTTLES WERE NOT HOOKED UP.
Narrative: WE HAD AN ORIGINATING FLT OUT OF A MAINT BASE. CAPT DID HIS FLOW (SYS CHKS) WHILE I DID MY PREFLT ROUTINE. HE CALLED FOR ORIGINATING CHKLIST WHICH WERE COMPLETED. LATER ON A DIFFERENT CREW GOT THE AIRPLANE AND NOTICED THE FIRE BOTTLE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ON FURTHER INSPECTION THE CANNON PLUGS WERE NOT ON BOTTLES, PROBABLY SINCE IT LEFT MAINT BASE. WHEN WE DID ORIGINATING CHKLIST AND I CALLED FOR FIRE DETECTION SYS CHK, HE SAID COMPLETE. I WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME THAT HE DID DO THE CHK AND DID IT CORRECTLY. NOWHERE IN OUR MANUAL DOES IT SAY A FO MUST GET IN THE L SEAT AND DOUBLE CHK ALL THE CAPT'S SYS CHKS.
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.