CL60 captain did not detect missing emergency equipment on preflight inspection.

Attributes
ACN	489953
Time
Date	200010
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Challenger CL600
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	489953
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During preflight, my inspection of the storage area for the afm and the flares missed the fact that the flares were missing. The storage area also contains a box of extra lights for maintenance. Many times I have found the flares under this box. On this occasion, I noticed the box sitting up about 1 inch and made the mistaken assumption that the flares were holding the box up, but I became complacent and did not lift the box to confirm that it was the flares. Lesson learned: don't be complacent. I'm an IOE instructor and continually emphasize this to everyone I train. I tell them that the more time they get in an aircraft, the more they have to fight the problem of complacency because it can cause many problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL60 CAPT DID NOT DETECT MISSING EMER EQUIP ON PREFLT INSPECTION.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT, MY INSPECTION OF THE STORAGE AREA FOR THE AFM AND THE FLARES MISSED THE FACT THAT THE FLARES WERE MISSING. THE STORAGE AREA ALSO CONTAINS A BOX OF EXTRA LIGHTS FOR MAINT. MANY TIMES I HAVE FOUND THE FLARES UNDER THIS BOX. ON THIS OCCASION, I NOTICED THE BOX SITTING UP ABOUT 1 INCH AND MADE THE MISTAKEN ASSUMPTION THAT THE FLARES WERE HOLDING THE BOX UP, BUT I BECAME COMPLACENT AND DID NOT LIFT THE BOX TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS THE FLARES. LESSON LEARNED: DON'T BE COMPLACENT. I'M AN IOE INSTRUCTOR AND CONTINUALLY EMPHASIZE THIS TO EVERYONE I TRAIN. I TELL THEM THAT THE MORE TIME THEY GET IN AN ACFT, THE MORE THEY HAVE TO FIGHT THE PROB OF COMPLACENCY BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE MANY PROBS.

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.