An air carrier flight crew prepared an aircraft for departure without an external preflight after a ...

Attributes
ACN	799371
Time
Date	200808
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	799371
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	799372
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On aug/xa/08 my first officer and I received an aircraft that had a maintenance issue. After the aircraft couldn't be fixed we were given a new aircraft about 5 mins before our scheduled departure. We both immediately got in to the cockpit and began the setup process; getting the clearance; etc. The gate agent quickly boarded the aircraft and gave us the paperwork. The first officer then completed the weight and balance and the paperwork was then handed to the gate agent and the main cabin door was closed. We then proceeded with the setup check and then realized after running the checklist that the walkaround was not completed and the gear pins were still installed in the aircraft; it was the first flight of the day for that aircraft. We called for the gate agent to come back and pull the jetbridge to the aircraft so the walkaround could be completed and gear pins removed. Make sure the setup check is accomplished prior to closing the main cabin door. Supplemental information from acn 799372: I would recommend that everyone relax and take your time in setting up the aircraft and make sure that you complete all preflight duties. The necessity for checklists proved itself in this situation; and resulted in us not taking off with the pins installed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLT CREW PREPARED AN ACFT FOR DEP WITHOUT AN EXTERNAL PREFLT AFTER A RUSHED ACFT SWAP. FLT CREW MISSED THE FACT THAT THIS ACFT HAD NOT FLOWN THAT DAY.

Narrative: ON AUG/XA/08 MY FO AND I RECEIVED AN ACFT THAT HAD A MAINT ISSUE. AFTER THE ACFT COULDN'T BE FIXED WE WERE GIVEN A NEW ACFT ABOUT 5 MINS BEFORE OUR SCHEDULED DEP. WE BOTH IMMEDIATELY GOT IN TO THE COCKPIT AND BEGAN THE SETUP PROCESS; GETTING THE CLRNC; ETC. THE GATE AGENT QUICKLY BOARDED THE ACFT AND GAVE US THE PAPERWORK. THE FO THEN COMPLETED THE WT AND BAL AND THE PAPERWORK WAS THEN HANDED TO THE GATE AGENT AND THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS CLOSED. WE THEN PROCEEDED WITH THE SETUP CHK AND THEN REALIZED AFTER RUNNING THE CHKLIST THAT THE WALKAROUND WAS NOT COMPLETED AND THE GEAR PINS WERE STILL INSTALLED IN THE ACFT; IT WAS THE FIRST FLT OF THE DAY FOR THAT ACFT. WE CALLED FOR THE GATE AGENT TO COME BACK AND PULL THE JETBRIDGE TO THE ACFT SO THE WALKAROUND COULD BE COMPLETED AND GEAR PINS REMOVED. MAKE SURE THE SETUP CHK IS ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO CLOSING THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 799372: I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT EVERYONE RELAX AND TAKE YOUR TIME IN SETTING UP THE ACFT AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU COMPLETE ALL PREFLT DUTIES. THE NECESSITY FOR CHKLISTS PROVED ITSELF IN THIS SITUATION; AND RESULTED IN US NOT TAKING OFF WITH THE PINS INSTALLED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

An air carrier flight crew prepared an aircraft for departure without an external preflight after a rushed aircraft swap. Flight crew missed the fact that this aircraft had not flown that day.