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A B737-400 was dispatched in non compliance with the alternate pitot tube static ports and over-pressure safety relief valve ambient sensing ports taped over.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598161 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 598161 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 598175 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During maintenance postflt inspection of aircraft X, both the 'static sense port' and the 'cabin pressure relief valve' were found to be taped over. Flight crew had no knowledge of this, nor were any unusual indications noticed during the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE ALTERNATE PITOT TUBE STATIC PORTS AND OVER-PRESSURE SAFETY RELIEF VALVE AMBIENT SENSING PORTS TAPED OVER.
Narrative: DURING MAINT POSTFLT INSPECTION OF ACFT X, BOTH THE 'STATIC SENSE PORT' AND THE 'CABIN PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE' WERE FOUND TO BE TAPED OVER. FLT CREW HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS, NOR WERE ANY UNUSUAL INDICATIONS NOTICED DURING THE FLT.
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.