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A pair of pliers left on the engine inlet cowling was found during first officer's preflight walkaround.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 640573 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 640573 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During preflight, first officer found a pair of pliers in the #2 engine intake cowling. Left by a mechanic servicing oil in the engine. This could have been a disastrous situation if the first officer had not discovered the pliers (FOD) on the preflight. Mechanics were notified of the event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PAIR OF PLIERS LEFT ON THE ENG INLET COWLING WAS FOUND DURING FO'S PREFLT WALKAROUND.
Narrative: DURING PREFLT, FO FOUND A PAIR OF PLIERS IN THE #2 ENG INTAKE COWLING. LEFT BY A MECH SVCING OIL IN THE ENG. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTROUS SIT IF THE FO HAD NOT DISCOVERED THE PLIERS (FOD) ON THE PREFLT. MECHS WERE NOTIFIED OF THE EVENT.
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.