A B737-300 was dispatched in non compliance with a jack pad still bolted to the left side forward fuselage. Pad hidden when jetway parked at L1 door.

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Attributes
ACN	632984
Time
Date	200410
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : preflight ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 169 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	632984
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 23500 flight time type : 16150
ASRS Report	632982
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

After running the parking checklist in ZZZ, the operations agent informed us that part of an aircraft jack was attached to the aircraft, captain's side. Upon visual inspection of the aircraft, it was determined that the aircraft jacking pad was attached to the aircraft with 8 bolts. The captain made the appropriate telephone calls, and contract maintenance was dispatched. Maintenance removed the pad and the aircraft continued back to ZZZ1. The aircraft was flown to ZZZ with no indications of any problems. No sounds or vibrations were heard or felt on the flight from ZZZ1 to ZZZ with the associated jack pad installed. The preflight inspection was completed with a flashlight at local time. It was very dark outside and the faded red jack pad was installed on the orange paint, on the captain's side, under the jetway. It is my recommendation that in the future the jack pads be painted a 'safety yellow' color and a 'remove before flight' streamer be added.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A JACK PAD STILL BOLTED TO THE L SIDE FORWARD FUSELAGE. PAD HIDDEN WHEN JETWAY PARKED AT L1 DOOR.

Narrative: AFTER RUNNING THE PARKING CHKLIST IN ZZZ, THE OPS AGENT INFORMED US THAT PART OF AN ACFT JACK WAS ATTACHED TO THE ACFT, CAPT'S SIDE. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ACFT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT JACKING PAD WAS ATTACHED TO THE ACFT WITH 8 BOLTS. THE CAPT MADE THE APPROPRIATE TELEPHONE CALLS, AND CONTRACT MAINT WAS DISPATCHED. MAINT REMOVED THE PAD AND THE ACFT CONTINUED BACK TO ZZZ1. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO ZZZ WITH NO INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBS. NO SOUNDS OR VIBRATIONS WERE HEARD OR FELT ON THE FLT FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ WITH THE ASSOCIATED JACK PAD INSTALLED. THE PREFLT INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED WITH A FLASHLIGHT AT LCL TIME. IT WAS VERY DARK OUTSIDE AND THE FADED RED JACK PAD WAS INSTALLED ON THE ORANGE PAINT, ON THE CAPT'S SIDE, UNDER THE JETWAY. IT IS MY RECOMMENDATION THAT IN THE FUTURE THE JACK PADS BE PAINTED A 'SAFETY YELLOW' COLOR AND A 'REMOVE BEFORE FLT' STREAMER BE ADDED.

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.