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B737-800 crew did not insure dispatch notification of compliance with aircraft anti-icing in accordance with an FAA airworthiness directive.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 567925 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 13000 |
| ASRS Report | 567925 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Before departing ord on dec/tue/02, aircraft was deiced with type iv fluid, 100%. B737-800 directives require airspeed restr of 270 KTS until aircraft tail section is inspected. Arriving at iah approximately XA00, I reported the deicing procedures that were followed in the aircraft logbook. Thinking that maintenance would handle the inspection that is required. It is now known to me that dispatch should have been notified, not maintenance. Supplemental information from acn 567764: aircraft was anti-iced with type iv fluid which requires a 270 KT speed restr until the elevator trim tab has been cleaned. Dispatch was not informed that the type iv fluid was used, therefore, the speed restr (per the airworthiness directive) was not applied. Dispatch was not advised that the tabs had not been cleaned until dec/wed/02.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 CREW DID NOT INSURE DISPATCH NOTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH ACFT ANTI-ICING IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE.
Narrative: BEFORE DEPARTING ORD ON DEC/TUE/02, ACFT WAS DEICED WITH TYPE IV FLUID, 100%. B737-800 DIRECTIVES REQUIRE AIRSPD RESTR OF 270 KTS UNTIL ACFT TAIL SECTION IS INSPECTED. ARRIVING AT IAH APPROX XA00, I RPTED THE DEICING PROCS THAT WERE FOLLOWED IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK. THINKING THAT MAINT WOULD HANDLE THE INSPECTION THAT IS REQUIRED. IT IS NOW KNOWN TO ME THAT DISPATCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, NOT MAINT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 567764: ACFT WAS ANTI-ICED WITH TYPE IV FLUID WHICH REQUIRES A 270 KT SPD RESTR UNTIL THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB HAS BEEN CLEANED. DISPATCH WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THE TYPE IV FLUID WAS USED, THEREFORE, THE SPD RESTR (PER THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE) WAS NOT APPLIED. DISPATCH WAS NOT ADVISED THAT THE TABS HAD NOT BEEN CLEANED UNTIL DEC/WED/02.
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.