<< >> NASA ASRS Report 452310, October 1999

Captain of a B757 operated aircraft when a cargo compartment repair had not been signed off in the aircraft logbook.

Attributes
ACN	452310
Time
Date	199910
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mhtg.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : post flt
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 16447 flight time type : 8294
ASRS Report	452310
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

In tegucigalpa (mhtg), it was called to my attention that there was damage in the lower cargo compartment. Pipes that were loaded in miami caused the damage. Communications in tegucigalpa were down and I was unable to advise miami of the situation. The station manager brought the company mechanic to inspect the damage. The mechanic made a temporary repair and I was told that the airplane was safe to fly back to miami. After I was informed that the airplane was ready and assuming that the logbook was already signed, I depart to miami with a stop in san pedro de sula (mhlm). This leg was only 28 mins from takeoff to landing and we didn't open the logbook. In our way back to miami when we were going to fill in the times, I noticed that the mechanic didn't sign the logbook after the temporary repair.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A B757 OPERATED ACFT WHEN A CARGO COMPARTMENT REPAIR HAD NOT BEEN SIGNED OFF IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK.

Narrative: IN TEGUCIGALPA (MHTG), IT WAS CALLED TO MY ATTN THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE IN THE LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT. PIPES THAT WERE LOADED IN MIAMI CAUSED THE DAMAGE. COMS IN TEGUCIGALPA WERE DOWN AND I WAS UNABLE TO ADVISE MIAMI OF THE SIT. THE STATION MGR BROUGHT THE COMPANY MECH TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE. THE MECH MADE A TEMPORARY REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS SAFE TO FLY BACK TO MIAMI. AFTER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS READY AND ASSUMING THAT THE LOGBOOK WAS ALREADY SIGNED, I DEPART TO MIAMI WITH A STOP IN SAN PEDRO DE SULA (MHLM). THIS LEG WAS ONLY 28 MINS FROM TKOF TO LNDG AND WE DIDN'T OPEN THE LOGBOOK. IN OUR WAY BACK TO MIAMI WHEN WE WERE GOING TO FILL IN THE TIMES, I NOTICED THAT THE MECH DIDN'T SIGN THE LOGBOOK AFTER THE TEMPORARY REPAIR.

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.