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A flight crew member discovers evidence of maintenance being done in the landing gear area during his walkaround inspection, but notes no documentation in the aircraft maintenance log.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 523880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 523880 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On walkaround first officer found a rag on top of #4 main wheel and a puddle of hydraulic fluid on ground between main wheels #3 and #4. Nothing in logbook to indicate maintenance item. Mechanic said he changed brake pads on overnight and log entry was not needed. Is maintenance log entry required for overnight maintenance actions?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FLT CREW MEMBER DISCOVERS EVIDENCE OF MAINT BEING DONE IN THE LNDG GEAR AREA DURING HIS WALKAROUND INSPECTION, BUT NOTES NO DOCUMENTATION IN THE ACFT MAINT LOG.
Narrative: ON WALKAROUND FO FOUND A RAG ON TOP OF #4 MAIN WHEEL AND A PUDDLE OF HYD FLUID ON GND BTWN MAIN WHEELS #3 AND #4. NOTHING IN LOGBOOK TO INDICATE MAINT ITEM. MECH SAID HE CHANGED BRAKE PADS ON OVERNIGHT AND LOG ENTRY WAS NOT NEEDED. IS MAINT LOG ENTRY REQUIRED FOR OVERNIGHT MAINT ACTIONS?
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.