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A B757 PIC reports the unauthorized boarding of a mouse via the catering carts on the ramp at bwi, md.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 517520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 28000 flight time type : 5700 |
| ASRS Report | 517520 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Mouse jumped out of carts in forward galley and ran into cabin. #1 flight attendant entered event in cabin maintenance log and did not inform appropriate auths. We were the departing crew. New #1 flight attendant informed us of discrepancy in cabin maintenance log after takeoff. Such event should have been entered in aircraft cockpit maintenance log, and aircraft either fumigated or mouse disposed of prior to departure. Mouse has the potential to nibble on wiring, causing short circuits.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 PIC RPTS THE UNAUTH BOARDING OF A MOUSE VIA THE CATERING CARTS ON THE RAMP AT BWI, MD.
Narrative: MOUSE JUMPED OUT OF CARTS IN FORWARD GALLEY AND RAN INTO CABIN. #1 FLT ATTENDANT ENTERED EVENT IN CABIN MAINT LOG AND DID NOT INFORM APPROPRIATE AUTHS. WE WERE THE DEPARTING CREW. NEW #1 FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED US OF DISCREPANCY IN CABIN MAINT LOG AFTER TKOF. SUCH EVENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENTERED IN ACFT COCKPIT MAINT LOG, AND ACFT EITHER FUMIGATED OR MOUSE DISPOSED OF PRIOR TO DEP. MOUSE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO NIBBLE ON WIRING, CAUSING SHORT CIRCUITS.
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.