 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A B757-200 had main gear tires checked and svced per crew request prior to departure with no logbook write-up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 491286 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pit.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| 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 : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 491286 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 491287 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft had cold soaked overnight. On preflight, first officer found all main gear tire gauges reading below 165 psi minimum. Called maintenance to check tires for proper inflation. After checking the tires, mechanic came to the cockpit and said tires were now ok (unknown if servicing was in fact needed) and asked captain if he had made a log write-up. Captain said no and asked if maintenance wanted him to put it in the book. Mechanic said it wasn't necessary. About 5 mins later, with an FAA inspector now sitting on the jump seat, another mechanic came to the cockpit to ask the captain if he had made a log entry. Captain again replied no. Mechanic left, FAA inspector left, door was closed, jetbridge pulled and then put back before brake release, and maintenance supervisor came aboard requesting the captain make a log write-up for the tire pressures. Captain obliged, maintenance signed it off, and flight departed without further delay.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 HAD MAIN GEAR TIRES CHKED AND SVCED PER CREW REQUEST PRIOR TO DEP WITH NO LOGBOOK WRITE-UP.
Narrative: ACFT HAD COLD SOAKED OVERNIGHT. ON PREFLT, FO FOUND ALL MAIN GEAR TIRE GAUGES READING BELOW 165 PSI MINIMUM. CALLED MAINT TO CHK TIRES FOR PROPER INFLATION. AFTER CHKING THE TIRES, MECH CAME TO THE COCKPIT AND SAID TIRES WERE NOW OK (UNKNOWN IF SVCING WAS IN FACT NEEDED) AND ASKED CAPT IF HE HAD MADE A LOG WRITE-UP. CAPT SAID NO AND ASKED IF MAINT WANTED HIM TO PUT IT IN THE BOOK. MECH SAID IT WASN'T NECESSARY. ABOUT 5 MINS LATER, WITH AN FAA INSPECTOR NOW SITTING ON THE JUMP SEAT, ANOTHER MECH CAME TO THE COCKPIT TO ASK THE CAPT IF HE HAD MADE A LOG ENTRY. CAPT AGAIN REPLIED NO. MECH LEFT, FAA INSPECTOR LEFT, DOOR WAS CLOSED, JETBRIDGE PULLED AND THEN PUT BACK BEFORE BRAKE RELEASE, AND MAINT SUPVR CAME ABOARD REQUESTING THE CAPT MAKE A LOG WRITE-UP FOR THE TIRE PRESSURES. CAPT OBLIGED, MAINT SIGNED IT OFF, AND FLT DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.
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.