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An air carrier flight crew in B737-200 at slc reports becoming distraction by FAA inspectors prior to their flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 440610 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc.airport |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 440610 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We arrived at the aircraft at XA00 for an XA20 departure. We had trouble getting a van to the airport. There were 3 FAA inspectors (1 operation, 2 maintenance) waiting for us when we arrived. They took up a lot of our time as well as increased our stress level astronomically. As the door was closing and the jetway pulling away I realized I hadn't done a preflight walkaround. As luck would have it, one of our mechanics called on the head set to say he needed to make a write-up in the logbook. We killed 2 birds with 1 stone. As he made his write-up, I did my walkaround. Moral of story: don't let FAA inspectors distract you from your duties.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC IN B737-200 AT SLC RPTS BECOMING DISTR BY FAA INSPECTORS PRIOR TO THEIR FLT.
Narrative: WE ARRIVED AT THE ACFT AT XA00 FOR AN XA20 DEP. WE HAD TROUBLE GETTING A VAN TO THE ARPT. THERE WERE 3 FAA INSPECTORS (1 OP, 2 MAINT) WAITING FOR US WHEN WE ARRIVED. THEY TOOK UP A LOT OF OUR TIME AS WELL AS INCREASED OUR STRESS LEVEL ASTRONOMICALLY. AS THE DOOR WAS CLOSING AND THE JETWAY PULLING AWAY I REALIZED I HADN'T DONE A PREFLT WALKAROUND. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, ONE OF OUR MECHS CALLED ON THE HEAD SET TO SAY HE NEEDED TO MAKE A WRITE-UP IN THE LOGBOOK. WE KILLED 2 BIRDS WITH 1 STONE. AS HE MADE HIS WRITE-UP, I DID MY WALKAROUND. MORAL OF STORY: DON'T LET FAA INSPECTORS DISTRACT YOU FROM YOUR DUTIES.
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.