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An S80 captain is advised by another pilot that the FAA inspector on his recently flown aircraft did not like the way the subject captain had handled an aircraft maintenance discrepancy at dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 469030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 469030 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : faa 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was notified on apr/xa/00 by the captain who picked up my airplane at dfw on mar/xa/00 that an FAA inspector was not happy about the way I handled a maintenance discrepancy that was discovered after we had completed the parking checklist. I recall that after the passenger had deplaned and I stepped out of the cockpit, a maintenance person was waiting to talk to me about the status of the aircraft. He asked specifically about the oxygen quantity. There was some history on a leak in the logbook, so I asked the first officer to doublechk the oxygen quantity. He said that in fact, upon closer inspection, that it was below normal. I then confirmed with maintenance that he was going to take care of the discrepancy. He confirmed that he had an oxygen bottle with him and that he was there to take care of it. I did not go back and amend the logbook with a postflt entry. I briefed the outbound captain about the situation and left confident that the discrepancy was under control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 CAPT IS ADVISED BY ANOTHER PLT THAT THE FAA INSPECTOR ON HIS RECENTLY FLOWN ACFT DID NOT LIKE THE WAY THE SUBJECT CAPT HAD HANDLED AN ACFT MAINT DISCREPANCY AT DFW, TX.
Narrative: I WAS NOTIFIED ON APR/XA/00 BY THE CAPT WHO PICKED UP MY AIRPLANE AT DFW ON MAR/XA/00 THAT AN FAA INSPECTOR WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE WAY I HANDLED A MAINT DISCREPANCY THAT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER WE HAD COMPLETED THE PARKING CHKLIST. I RECALL THAT AFTER THE PAX HAD DEPLANED AND I STEPPED OUT OF THE COCKPIT, A MAINT PERSON WAS WAITING TO TALK TO ME ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE ACFT. HE ASKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE OXYGEN QUANTITY. THERE WAS SOME HISTORY ON A LEAK IN THE LOGBOOK, SO I ASKED THE FO TO DOUBLECHK THE OXYGEN QUANTITY. HE SAID THAT IN FACT, UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THAT IT WAS BELOW NORMAL. I THEN CONFIRMED WITH MAINT THAT HE WAS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE DISCREPANCY. HE CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD AN OXYGEN BOTTLE WITH HIM AND THAT HE WAS THERE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I DID NOT GO BACK AND AMEND THE LOGBOOK WITH A POSTFLT ENTRY. I BRIEFED THE OUTBOUND CAPT ABOUT THE SIT AND LEFT CONFIDENT THAT THE DISCREPANCY WAS UNDER CTL.
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.