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A320 crew found the aircraft had been tampered with, switches out of position, when parked at a remote parking area at bwi. Station personnel told crew this has happened before.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 597098 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| 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 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : atl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 597098 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Apparently, aircraft was remote parked for the overnight. On arrival in cockpit, found aircraft cleaning chemical spray, headset jammed in window release handle, HF radios selected, VHF 3 selected, antiskid off, navigation lights off, ACARS clock failed, one pack switch off etc. All appearances are someone was changing things in the cockpit that was unfamiliar with the aircraft. Asked station personnel if the plane was remote parked last night and they confirmed that it was. The station also indicated that this is not an isolated event/complaint. Had entire crew do an extra sweep through the aircraft looking for any additional mis-deeds. Did not discover any additional problems or concerns.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 CREW FOUND THE ACFT HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH, SWITCHES OUT OF POSITION, WHEN PARKED AT A REMOTE PARKING AREA AT BWI. STATION PERSONNEL TOLD CREW THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.
Narrative: APPARENTLY, ACFT WAS REMOTE PARKED FOR THE OVERNIGHT. ON ARRIVAL IN COCKPIT, FOUND ACFT CLEANING CHEMICAL SPRAY, HEADSET JAMMED IN WINDOW RELEASE HANDLE, HF RADIOS SELECTED, VHF 3 SELECTED, ANTISKID OFF, NAV LIGHTS OFF, ACARS CLOCK FAILED, ONE PACK SWITCH OFF ETC. ALL APPEARANCES ARE SOMEONE WAS CHANGING THINGS IN THE COCKPIT THAT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ACFT. ASKED STATION PERSONNEL IF THE PLANE WAS REMOTE PARKED LAST NIGHT AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS. THE STATION ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT/COMPLAINT. HAD ENTIRE CREW DO AN EXTRA SWEEP THROUGH THE ACFT LOOKING FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MIS-DEEDS. DID NOT DISCOVER ANY ADDITIONAL PROBS OR CONCERNS.
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.