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An MD80 captain reports that on pushback the towbar broke. Log item entered for nose gear inspection. Signed off as normal. At flight termination, damage was found to nose gear doors and left tire and wheel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 637083 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 637083 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On pushback out of ZZZ, tow bar broke and we heard loud noise. Stopped aircraft and had ZZZ maintenance inspect the nose gear area. I wrote it up in the logbook and maintenance signed it off as all normal. Upon landing in ZZZ1 we, along with maintenance, noticed damage to both nose landing gear doors and the left tire and rim. Aircraft was grounded.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CAPT RPTS THAT ON PUSHBACK THE TOWBAR BROKE. LOG ITEM ENTERED FOR NOSE GEAR INSPECTION. SIGNED OFF AS NORMAL. AT FLT TERMINATION, DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO NOSE GEAR DOORS AND L TIRE AND WHEEL.
Narrative: ON PUSHBACK OUT OF ZZZ, TOW BAR BROKE AND WE HEARD LOUD NOISE. STOPPED ACFT AND HAD ZZZ MAINT INSPECT THE NOSE GEAR AREA. I WROTE IT UP IN THE LOGBOOK AND MAINT SIGNED IT OFF AS ALL NORMAL. UPON LNDG IN ZZZ1 WE, ALONG WITH MAINT, NOTICED DAMAGE TO BOTH NOSE LNDG GEAR DOORS AND THE L TIRE AND RIM. ACFT WAS GNDED.
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.