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An MD80 was dispatched after a radome change. Next day technician remembered leaving flashlight in the radome. Flashlight recovered and no damage or delay incurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 712482 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 712482 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During radome change left flashlight on shelf. On the next day looking for flashlight remembered radome. Went to supervisor at XA10 who called maintenance operations who in turn called ZZZ1. Mechanic inspected and found flashlight. Mechanic found no damage to aircraft at approximately XA25 and released aircraft. No delays or damage occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED AFTER A RADOME CHANGE. NEXT DAY TECHNICIAN REMEMBERED LEAVING FLASHLIGHT IN THE RADOME. FLASHLIGHT RECOVERED AND NO DAMAGE OR DELAY INCURRED.
Narrative: DURING RADOME CHANGE LEFT FLASHLIGHT ON SHELF. ON THE NEXT DAY LOOKING FOR FLASHLIGHT REMEMBERED RADOME. WENT TO SUPVR AT XA10 WHO CALLED MAINT OPS WHO IN TURN CALLED ZZZ1. MECH INSPECTED AND FOUND FLASHLIGHT. MECH FOUND NO DAMAGE TO ACFT AT APPROX XA25 AND RELEASED ACFT. NO DELAYS OR DAMAGE OCCURRED.
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.