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Receiving flight crew discovers placard missing on arriving aircraft and points it out to the arriving crew who now realize they flew in non compliance with an airworthiness directive note for the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 471502 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : azo.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 471502 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5400 flight time type : 1350 |
| ASRS Report | 471490 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon arrival of the flight in A20, the crew that was taking over the aircraft brought to our attention that a sticker, which is used to indicate flap position (8 degrees and 20 degrees) on the external area of the aircraft in the proximity of the flaps was missing. This sticker is used by the company to indicate flap position during training, per airworthiness directive 98-20-01, when conducting multiple takeoffs and lndgs. We, the crew, recall that sticker being on the aircraft before flight was operated. There is no way, for sure, for us to know if that sticker was there other than trying to recall the past preflts to the best of our ability. This sticker was not a deferrable item and the crew taking over the aircraft had to ferry the aircraft back to cvg. In the future it would be more important for the crew member conducting the preflight to be more vigilant of everything on the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RECEIVING FLC DISCOVERS PLACARD MISSING ON ARRIVING ACFT AND POINTS IT OUT TO THE ARRIVING CREW WHO NOW REALIZE THEY FLEW IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE NOTE FOR THE ACFT.
Narrative: UPON ARR OF THE FLT IN A20, THE CREW THAT WAS TAKING OVER THE ACFT BROUGHT TO OUR ATTN THAT A STICKER, WHICH IS USED TO INDICATE FLAP POS (8 DEGS AND 20 DEGS) ON THE EXTERNAL AREA OF THE ACFT IN THE PROX OF THE FLAPS WAS MISSING. THIS STICKER IS USED BY THE COMPANY TO INDICATE FLAP POS DURING TRAINING, PER AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 98-20-01, WHEN CONDUCTING MULTIPLE TKOFS AND LNDGS. WE, THE CREW, RECALL THAT STICKER BEING ON THE ACFT BEFORE FLT WAS OPERATED. THERE IS NO WAY, FOR SURE, FOR US TO KNOW IF THAT STICKER WAS THERE OTHER THAN TRYING TO RECALL THE PAST PREFLTS TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. THIS STICKER WAS NOT A DEFERRABLE ITEM AND THE CREW TAKING OVER THE ACFT HAD TO FERRY THE ACFT BACK TO CVG. IN THE FUTURE IT WOULD BE MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE CREW MEMBER CONDUCTING THE PREFLT TO BE MORE VIGILANT OF EVERYTHING ON THE 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.