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Relieving flight crew of a beech 1900 commuter found, during preflight, a flashlight wedged in the nose gear strut that had been there during several previous flts. The nose gear strut webbing was partially broken due to the flashlight being squeezed between the folding strut during many gear retractions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 519752 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 519752 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
A magnetic light flashlight was found in the frame of the nose gear. It was flown by 4 other crews before I flew it. I missed it on preflight. The flashlight was found by the crew after us. The light was between the strut webbing. And it had broken some of the webbing out when the gear retracted. The aircraft had been flown numerous hours before the flashlight was found. As the first officer, I preflted the aircraft and was rushed to do the job. In doing so, I overlooked the nose gear well. This could have caused a gear failure and serious injury. From now on the nosewheel will be inspected more closely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RELIEVING FLC OF A BEECH 1900 COMMUTER FOUND, DURING PREFLT, A FLASHLIGHT WEDGED IN THE NOSE GEAR STRUT THAT HAD BEEN THERE DURING SEVERAL PREVIOUS FLTS. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WEBBING WAS PARTIALLY BROKEN DUE TO THE FLASHLIGHT BEING SQUEEZED BTWN THE FOLDING STRUT DURING MANY GEAR RETRACTIONS.
Narrative: A MAGNETIC LIGHT FLASHLIGHT WAS FOUND IN THE FRAME OF THE NOSE GEAR. IT WAS FLOWN BY 4 OTHER CREWS BEFORE I FLEW IT. I MISSED IT ON PREFLT. THE FLASHLIGHT WAS FOUND BY THE CREW AFTER US. THE LIGHT WAS BTWN THE STRUT WEBBING. AND IT HAD BROKEN SOME OF THE WEBBING OUT WHEN THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN NUMEROUS HRS BEFORE THE FLASHLIGHT WAS FOUND. AS THE FO, I PREFLTED THE ACFT AND WAS RUSHED TO DO THE JOB. IN DOING SO, I OVERLOOKED THE NOSE GEAR WELL. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A GEAR FAILURE AND SERIOUS INJURY. FROM NOW ON THE NOSEWHEEL WILL BE INSPECTED MORE CLOSELY.
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.