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An MD88 nose gear hydraulic leak was corrected with a tightened fitting and dispatched with no logbook entry. Crew failed to originate logbook item.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 656448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 37 |
| ASRS Report | 656448 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : coordinator |
| ASRS Report | 656999 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On may/wed/05 at XA46; I received a call from operations here in ZZZ1. They advised me that the aircraft at gate X had a 'mechanical' (signifying a problem existed). I drove to the aircraft and met the first officer at the base of the jetway. He told me that one of the hydraulic pumps was 'acting up;' and also; there was a leak in the nose strut area. I looked for and found the leak which was on the aft side of the nose strut attach point; r-hand side. After I tightened the fitting; and while on the headset; I asked the captain to apply hydraulic power to verify the leak was stopped. No further leakage was noted. At this point; I returned to my office to retrieve my clipboard; and to call maintenance control on the phone. The maintenance controller (mr X) asked if there was a logbook entry; and I told him that I was headed back to the aircraft; but when I left my office; I noted the aircraft was pushing back. I told mr X this and he said he would contact them on ACARS. This would have stopped the aircraft so that I could sign the logbook by passing it out the window. I then drove on the service road toward the end of the runway; thinking that he would stop; but he took off instead. Mr X said he probably did not get the ACARS message. Mr X said that he would call me back with an update. At XC45; mr X called me and told me that they (ZZZ2 maintenance control) had contacted the captain; and that the captain would initiate a logbook entry. Mr X then said that he and I would do a 'computer entry' of the problem. We did so; and he then asked for my facsimile number so he could facsimile the report I am filling out now. This is the first time that this problem has occurred to me. I think this problem arose by the captain not writing up the leak in the first place. The captain had a full plane load of passenger; and I guess he was in a hurry to leave. Had he written it up; then he would have had to have me sign the logbook.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 NOSE GEAR HYD LEAK WAS CORRECTED WITH A TIGHTENED FITTING AND DISPATCHED WITH NO LOGBOOK ENTRY. CREW FAILED TO ORIGINATE LOGBOOK ITEM.
Narrative: ON MAY/WED/05 AT XA46; I RECEIVED A CALL FROM OPS HERE IN ZZZ1. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE ACFT AT GATE X HAD A 'MECHANICAL' (SIGNIFYING A PROB EXISTED). I DROVE TO THE ACFT AND MET THE FO AT THE BASE OF THE JETWAY. HE TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE HYD PUMPS WAS 'ACTING UP;' AND ALSO; THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE NOSE STRUT AREA. I LOOKED FOR AND FOUND THE LEAK WHICH WAS ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE NOSE STRUT ATTACH POINT; R-HAND SIDE. AFTER I TIGHTENED THE FITTING; AND WHILE ON THE HEADSET; I ASKED THE CAPT TO APPLY HYD PWR TO VERIFY THE LEAK WAS STOPPED. NO FURTHER LEAKAGE WAS NOTED. AT THIS POINT; I RETURNED TO MY OFFICE TO RETRIEVE MY CLIPBOARD; AND TO CALL MAINT CTL ON THE PHONE. THE MAINT CTLR (MR X) ASKED IF THERE WAS A LOGBOOK ENTRY; AND I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS HEADED BACK TO THE ACFT; BUT WHEN I LEFT MY OFFICE; I NOTED THE ACFT WAS PUSHING BACK. I TOLD MR X THIS AND HE SAID HE WOULD CONTACT THEM ON ACARS. THIS WOULD HAVE STOPPED THE ACFT SO THAT I COULD SIGN THE LOGBOOK BY PASSING IT OUT THE WINDOW. I THEN DROVE ON THE SVC ROAD TOWARD THE END OF THE RWY; THINKING THAT HE WOULD STOP; BUT HE TOOK OFF INSTEAD. MR X SAID HE PROBABLY DID NOT GET THE ACARS MESSAGE. MR X SAID THAT HE WOULD CALL ME BACK WITH AN UPDATE. AT XC45; MR X CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY (ZZZ2 MAINT CTL) HAD CONTACTED THE CAPT; AND THAT THE CAPT WOULD INITIATE A LOGBOOK ENTRY. MR X THEN SAID THAT HE AND I WOULD DO A 'COMPUTER ENTRY' OF THE PROB. WE DID SO; AND HE THEN ASKED FOR MY FAX NUMBER SO HE COULD FAX THE RPT I AM FILLING OUT NOW. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS PROB HAS OCCURRED TO ME. I THINK THIS PROB AROSE BY THE CAPT NOT WRITING UP THE LEAK IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE CAPT HAD A FULL PLANE LOAD OF PAX; AND I GUESS HE WAS IN A HURRY TO LEAVE. HAD HE WRITTEN IT UP; THEN HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE ME SIGN THE LOGBOOK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.