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A B767 flight crew is notified by center controller that someone on the ground saw a piece of metal come down that may have come off their aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 520520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cyyt.airport |
| State Reference | NF |
| Altitude | msl single value : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 520520 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
About 15 mins after passing yyt, gander center called to inform us someone in torbay reported seeing a piece of metal fall from the sky. They said the metal was flat and fell from a significant altitude. They reported we were the only aircraft it could have come from. We were cleared for a 180 degree turn back to torbay. We got a phone patch to maintenance, dispatch, and the fleet manager. After additional inputs from center and all concerned, I made the decision to return to ewr. Visual inspection of the wing and nacelles by the first officer had shown no problems. Landing at ewr was normal and no missing panels were found. This was a quick synopsis and much more was considered before a divert to ewr was decided.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 FLT CREW IS NOTIFIED BY CTR CTLR THAT SOMEONE ON THE GND SAW A PIECE OF METAL COME DOWN THAT MAY HAVE COME OFF THEIR ACFT.
Narrative: ABOUT 15 MINS AFTER PASSING YYT, GANDER CTR CALLED TO INFORM US SOMEONE IN TORBAY RPTED SEEING A PIECE OF METAL FALL FROM THE SKY. THEY SAID THE METAL WAS FLAT AND FELL FROM A SIGNIFICANT ALT. THEY RPTED WE WERE THE ONLY ACFT IT COULD HAVE COME FROM. WE WERE CLRED FOR A 180 DEG TURN BACK TO TORBAY. WE GOT A PHONE PATCH TO MAINT, DISPATCH, AND THE FLEET MGR. AFTER ADDITIONAL INPUTS FROM CTR AND ALL CONCERNED, I MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN TO EWR. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE WING AND NACELLES BY THE FO HAD SHOWN NO PROBS. LNDG AT EWR WAS NORMAL AND NO MISSING PANELS WERE FOUND. THIS WAS A QUICK SYNOPSIS AND MUCH MORE WAS CONSIDERED BEFORE A DIVERT TO EWR WAS DECIDED.
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.