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A B737-500 parked at gate was inspected by an FAA safety inspector and found to have the first officer's smoke goggles lens cracked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 436175 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eug.airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 436175 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon arrival at eug, an FAA inspector came into the cockpit and asked to see our smoke goggles. After the goggles were taken out of their pouches, the inspector noticed a small crack in the first officer's lens. He told us to 'write it up,' which we immediately did in addition to contacting our maintenance center by telephone. A more thorough preflight inspection might have discovered this small crack in the goggle. Additionally, it was noted by the inspector that this was the 32ND pair of goggles he inspected with a crack. He indicated a possible manufacturing defect that is showing up industry wide.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-500 PARKED AT GATE WAS INSPECTED BY AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR AND FOUND TO HAVE THE FO'S SMOKE GOGGLES LENS CRACKED.
Narrative: UPON ARR AT EUG, AN FAA INSPECTOR CAME INTO THE COCKPIT AND ASKED TO SEE OUR SMOKE GOGGLES. AFTER THE GOGGLES WERE TAKEN OUT OF THEIR POUCHES, THE INSPECTOR NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE FO'S LENS. HE TOLD US TO 'WRITE IT UP,' WHICH WE IMMEDIATELY DID IN ADDITION TO CONTACTING OUR MAINT CTR BY TELEPHONE. A MORE THOROUGH PREFLT INSPECTION MIGHT HAVE DISCOVERED THIS SMALL CRACK IN THE GOGGLE. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS NOTED BY THE INSPECTOR THAT THIS WAS THE 32ND PAIR OF GOGGLES HE INSPECTED WITH A CRACK. HE INDICATED A POSSIBLE MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT IS SHOWING UP INDUSTRY WIDE.
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.