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An ATR72 with a cabin attendant's report of the smoke curtain would not secure properly. Technician dismissed report with 'curtain ok per ATR.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 658309 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 5170 flight time type : 2163 |
| ASRS Report | 658309 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On may/wed/05; I was the first officer on flight X; ZZZ1 to ZZZ2. On ship #X prior to boarding in ZZZ1; the flight attendants noticed the smoke curtain would not secure properly. Maintenance met the aircraft and said it was ok. The flight attendants and I told the mechanics that an FAA inspector; who was conducting ramp checks in ZZZ1 last yr; said the smoke curtain had to be fully secured in the event of smoke. The mechanics then said the smoke curtain was ok; 'because ATR said so;' and left the aircraft. The flight attendants then made a call to their supervisor and were told to write it up and go ahead and board the flight; since maintenance said it was ok. The flight then departed to ZZZ2. I am still unsure as to what is considered a properly secured smoke curtain.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATR72 WITH A CABIN ATTENDANT'S RPT OF THE SMOKE CURTAIN WOULD NOT SECURE PROPERLY. TECHNICIAN DISMISSED RPT WITH 'CURTAIN OK PER ATR.'
Narrative: ON MAY/WED/05; I WAS THE FO ON FLT X; ZZZ1 TO ZZZ2. ON SHIP #X PRIOR TO BOARDING IN ZZZ1; THE FLT ATTENDANTS NOTICED THE SMOKE CURTAIN WOULD NOT SECURE PROPERLY. MAINT MET THE ACFT AND SAID IT WAS OK. THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND I TOLD THE MECHS THAT AN FAA INSPECTOR; WHO WAS CONDUCTING RAMP CHKS IN ZZZ1 LAST YR; SAID THE SMOKE CURTAIN HAD TO BE FULLY SECURED IN THE EVENT OF SMOKE. THE MECHS THEN SAID THE SMOKE CURTAIN WAS OK; 'BECAUSE ATR SAID SO;' AND LEFT THE ACFT. THE FLT ATTENDANTS THEN MADE A CALL TO THEIR SUPVR AND WERE TOLD TO WRITE IT UP AND GO AHEAD AND BOARD THE FLT; SINCE MAINT SAID IT WAS OK. THE FLT THEN DEPARTED TO ZZZ2. I AM STILL UNSURE AS TO WHAT IS CONSIDERED A PROPERLY SECURED SMOKE CURTAIN.
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.