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A B757-200 crew notes that a customs inspector removed 1L door window trim without a mechanic supervising that aircraft's alteration.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 664935 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 664935 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Departing aircraft and noticed a customs inspector was pulling off trim from window off door 1L to do some inspection. There were no maintenance folks around or anyone to supervise this. Seems inappropriate for the customs guy to pull anything off the aircraft unless he is a mechanic and documents his altering of the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 CREW NOTES THAT A CUSTOMS INSPECTOR REMOVED 1L DOOR WINDOW TRIM WITHOUT A MECHANIC SUPERVISING THAT ACFT'S ALTERATION.
Narrative: DEPARTING ACFT AND NOTICED A CUSTOMS INSPECTOR WAS PULLING OFF TRIM FROM WINDOW OFF DOOR 1L TO DO SOME INSPECTION. THERE WERE NO MAINT FOLKS AROUND OR ANYONE TO SUPERVISE THIS. SEEMS INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE CUSTOMS GUY TO PULL ANYTHING OFF THE ACFT UNLESS HE IS A MECHANIC AND DOCUMENTS HIS ALTERING OF THE ACFT.
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.