An emj captain discovered, during his walkaround, that tape had been placed over the viewing port for the cargo compartment while it had undergone maintenance at bgr the previous night. The ground crew removed the tape before departure.

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Attributes
ACN	620442
Time
Date	200406
Day	Sat
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Embraer Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	620442
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

While performing the preflight, I noticed tape had been placed over the lavatory/baggage compartment viewing port on the cargo compartment side. This prevented the use of the viewer in case of a cargo compartment smoke alert. I directed the rampers to remove it and they did. This aircraft had spent the night in ZZZ maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMJ CAPT DISCOVERED, DURING HIS WALKAROUND, THAT TAPE HAD BEEN PLACED OVER THE VIEWING PORT FOR THE CARGO COMPARTMENT WHILE IT HAD UNDERGONE MAINT AT BGR THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. THE GND CREW REMOVED THE TAPE BEFORE DEP.

Narrative: WHILE PERFORMING THE PREFLT, I NOTICED TAPE HAD BEEN PLACED OVER THE LAVATORY/BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT VIEWING PORT ON THE CARGO COMPARTMENT SIDE. THIS PREVENTED THE USE OF THE VIEWER IN CASE OF A CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE ALERT. I DIRECTED THE RAMPERS TO REMOVE IT AND THEY DID. THIS ACFT HAD SPENT THE NIGHT IN ZZZ MAINT.

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.