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A DC10-30 while being checked for pilot's report of flight control problems, it was discovered a #2 engine and APU fire extinguisher bottle had broken loose and damaged adjacent structure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430070 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 430070 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : mech 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Pilot report: controls are very light. It feels like you have half control on yoke with ailerons and stabilizer. Full forward and aft to control airplane. I performed visual inspection of ailerons and cables, also operational check of elevators and ailerons, with no defects noted. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a DC10-30 and nothing abnormal was found on the flight controls when working the report but did discover a #2 engine and APU fire bottle that had broken loose from its mount. The reporter said the fire bottle mount bracket had broken at a previous repair. The reporter said the loose bottle caused damage to adjacent components. The reporter stated the FAA has issued an airworthiness directive for inspection of the fire bottle mounts and brackets.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC10-30 WHILE BEING CHKED FOR PLT'S RPT OF FLT CTL PROBS, IT WAS DISCOVERED A #2 ENG AND APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE HAD BROKEN LOOSE AND DAMAGED ADJACENT STRUCTURE.
Narrative: PLT RPT: CTLS ARE VERY LIGHT. IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE HALF CTL ON YOKE WITH AILERONS AND STABILIZER. FULL FORWARD AND AFT TO CTL AIRPLANE. I PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF AILERONS AND CABLES, ALSO OPERATIONAL CHK OF ELEVATORS AND AILERONS, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A DC10-30 AND NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS FOUND ON THE FLT CTLS WHEN WORKING THE RPT BUT DID DISCOVER A #2 ENG AND APU FIRE BOTTLE THAT HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNT. THE RPTR SAID THE FIRE BOTTLE MOUNT BRACKET HAD BROKEN AT A PREVIOUS REPAIR. THE RPTR SAID THE LOOSE BOTTLE CAUSED DAMAGE TO ADJACENT COMPONENTS. THE RPTR STATED THE FAA HAS ISSUED AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE FOR INSPECTION OF THE FIRE BOTTLE MOUNTS AND BRACKETS.
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.