<< >> NASA ASRS Report 500506, February 2001

Cabin attendant of a B767 noticed a wire hanging from the left wing while the aircraft was climbing through approximately 10000 ft from a foreign airfield. Flight continued to united states destination without incident.

Attributes
ACN	500506
Time
Date	200102
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lfpg.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 40000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : lfff.artcc tower : sju.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	500506
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Approaching end of sterile period, aft flight attendant came to cockpit and alerted us to a cable or wire of some kind streaming from left wingtip. 2 cockpit crew members looked at it, and confirmed approximately 20 ft of wire/cable streaming aft of left wing, approximately 10 ft inboard from wingtip. Decision was made to continue, due to benign location, and all internal aircraft and engine indications normal. Continued to monitor fuel/hydraulic quantities throughout flight to dfw. Over london, passed information to dispatch via gatwick operations.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT OF A B767 NOTICED A WIRE HANGING FROM THE L WING WHILE THE ACFT WAS CLBING THROUGH APPROX 10000 FT FROM A FOREIGN AIRFIELD. FLT CONTINUED TO UNITED STATES DEST WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Narrative: APCHING END OF STERILE PERIOD, AFT FLT ATTENDANT CAME TO COCKPIT AND ALERTED US TO A CABLE OR WIRE OF SOME KIND STREAMING FROM L WINGTIP. 2 COCKPIT CREW MEMBERS LOOKED AT IT, AND CONFIRMED APPROX 20 FT OF WIRE/CABLE STREAMING AFT OF L WING, APPROX 10 FT INBOARD FROM WINGTIP. DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE, DUE TO BENIGN LOCATION, AND ALL INTERNAL ACFT AND ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL. CONTINUED TO MONITOR FUEL/HYD QUANTITIES THROUGHOUT FLT TO DFW. OVER LONDON, PASSED INFO TO DISPATCH VIA GATWICK OPS.

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.