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DC10-30 crew discovers improper N2 gauge installed with clear markings of how to be used correctly still intact at dfw.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 439293 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 30F |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 439293 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Location: dfw. During cockpit preflight, discovered #3 engine N2 gauge to have different red line limit from #1-2 engine. Suspected gauge might be from dash 10 and this aircraft, being a dash 30, called maintenance to change. Upon removing gauge discovered it was in fact off of dash 10 as indicated clearly by stencil on gauge, and was amazed to see sticker on gauge saying 'use for simulator only -- not for use on aircraft.' this gauge clearly should not have been put on this aircraft!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC10-30 CREW DISCOVERS IMPROPER N2 GAUGE INSTALLED WITH CLR MARKINGS OF HOW TO BE USED CORRECTLY STILL INTACT AT DFW.
Narrative: LOCATION: DFW. DURING COCKPIT PREFLT, DISCOVERED #3 ENG N2 GAUGE TO HAVE DIFFERENT RED LINE LIMIT FROM #1-2 ENG. SUSPECTED GAUGE MIGHT BE FROM DASH 10 AND THIS ACFT, BEING A DASH 30, CALLED MAINT TO CHANGE. UPON REMOVING GAUGE DISCOVERED IT WAS IN FACT OFF OF DASH 10 AS INDICATED CLRLY BY STENCIL ON GAUGE, AND WAS AMAZED TO SEE STICKER ON GAUGE SAYING 'USE FOR SIMULATOR ONLY -- NOT FOR USE ON ACFT.' THIS GAUGE CLRLY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PUT ON THIS ACFT!
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.