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A B737-400 aircraft flew without required maintenance procedure to tape and inspect fwd cargo door access handle prior to each flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 730312 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 730312 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 730313 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
No documentation of required maintenance procedure (tape and inspect forward cargo door handle access door prior to each flight). Required maintenance procedure not reflected in deferred maintenance items in flight paperwork or on deferred list in maintenance logbook until aircraft arrived.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 ACFT FLEW WITHOUT REQUIRED MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE TO TAPE AND INSPECT FWD CARGO DOOR ACCESS HANDLE PRIOR TO EACH FLIGHT.
Narrative: NO DOCUMENTATION OF REQUIRED MAINT PROC (TAPE AND INSPECT FORWARD CARGO DOOR HANDLE ACCESS DOOR PRIOR TO EACH FLT). REQUIRED MAINT PROC NOT REFLECTED IN DEFERRED MAINT ITEMS IN FLT PAPERWORK OR ON DEFERRED LIST IN MAINT LOGBOOK UNTIL ACFT ARRIVED.
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.