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An EMB145ER was discovered to have a rivet bucking bar left in the logo light housing. Light housing incurred slight damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 637220 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 637220 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : distorted and damaged light housing other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On preflight of aircraft XXX, there was FOD visible in the left logo light area. We requested maintenance to check. At that point maintenance came, and told crew that there was nothing wrong. They stated that it was just the logo light housing. However, I've done numerous preflts and never seen this situation before. Not until I demanded a lift be used to inspect the area would I be satisfied. Myself and a maintenance technician went to the top of the tail. Lo and behold what did we find? A bucking bar used for riveting. Who knows how long this tool was there, but if it got lodged in the control cables, a fatal hull loss type accident could have occurred. This tool could have been left there from manufacturing, but I doubt it. There are no identing marks. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: when the reporter brought the attention of the ground crew to the bucking bar and the obvious logo light housing distortion, there was great reluctance on the part of maintenance to investigate. No answer was received from the company on the subject of the report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145ER WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE A RIVET BUCKING BAR LEFT IN THE LOGO LIGHT HOUSING. LIGHT HOUSING INCURRED SLIGHT DAMAGE.
Narrative: ON PREFLT OF ACFT XXX, THERE WAS FOD VISIBLE IN THE L LOGO LIGHT AREA. WE REQUESTED MAINT TO CHK. AT THAT POINT MAINT CAME, AND TOLD CREW THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS JUST THE LOGO LIGHT HOUSING. HOWEVER, I'VE DONE NUMEROUS PREFLTS AND NEVER SEEN THIS SIT BEFORE. NOT UNTIL I DEMANDED A LIFT BE USED TO INSPECT THE AREA WOULD I BE SATISFIED. MYSELF AND A MAINT TECHNICIAN WENT TO THE TOP OF THE TAIL. LO AND BEHOLD WHAT DID WE FIND? A BUCKING BAR USED FOR RIVETING. WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THIS TOOL WAS THERE, BUT IF IT GOT LODGED IN THE CTL CABLES, A FATAL HULL LOSS TYPE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THIS TOOL COULD HAVE BEEN LEFT THERE FROM MANUFACTURING, BUT I DOUBT IT. THERE ARE NO IDENTING MARKS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: WHEN THE RPTR BROUGHT THE ATTN OF THE GND CREW TO THE BUCKING BAR AND THE OBVIOUS LOGO LIGHT HOUSING DISTORTION, THERE WAS GREAT RELUCTANCE ON THE PART OF MAINT TO INVESTIGATE. NO ANSWER WAS RECEIVED FROM THE COMPANY ON THE SUBJECT OF THE RPT.
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.