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A dash 8 prior to departure the crew reported one nose gear door would not retract caused by a door lock pin installed by maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 455291 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 455291 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Performed maintenance to the nose landing gear steering system. A door pin was installed that did not have a 'remove before flight' flag attached. Maintenance was completed. Aircraft went to the gate with pin still installed. Flight crew notified line maintenance personnel, who removed the door pin. The flight for aircraft xyz was delayed 15 mins. Action should be to insure that all door pins are removed before leaving the hangar and the aircraft put back into service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DASH 8 PRIOR TO DEP THE CREW RPTED ONE NOSE GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT RETRACT CAUSED BY A DOOR LOCK PIN INSTALLED BY MAINT.
Narrative: PERFORMED MAINT TO THE NOSE LNDG GEAR STEERING SYS. A DOOR PIN WAS INSTALLED THAT DID NOT HAVE A 'REMOVE BEFORE FLT' FLAG ATTACHED. MAINT WAS COMPLETED. ACFT WENT TO THE GATE WITH PIN STILL INSTALLED. FLC NOTIFIED LINE MAINT PERSONNEL, WHO REMOVED THE DOOR PIN. THE FLT FOR ACFT XYZ WAS DELAYED 15 MINS. ACTION SHOULD BE TO INSURE THAT ALL DOOR PINS ARE REMOVED BEFORE LEAVING THE HANGAR AND THE ACFT PUT BACK INTO SVC.
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.