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A first officer has noticed a reoccurrence of their B737-700 crew oxygen green disc; being painted over with their aircraft colors. The same issue applies to many classic aircraft regarding APU fire discharge bottle discs. Also brake accumulator pressure gauges and landing gear 'down and locked' sighting windows are very dirty and difficult to read or see through.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 835682 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Oxygen System/Crew |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 228 Flight Crew Type 4300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
This is not an event report; but rather a reoccurrence that concerns me. As I conducted an exterior inspection on a B737-700 aircraft; I noticed the oxygen plug was in place; however; the aircraft had been recently painted and the plug was no longer green; but it matched the aircraft paint color. Most first officer's; (by experience) will find it; but it 'may' be missed. The same applies to a lot of classics with respect to the APU fire discharge bottle discs on the right side of the aircraft tail.two more items are the sighting windows for the landing gear (on the classics) and the brake accumulator pressure gauges. Those; on occasion; are dirty to the point that I need to place my flashlight on top of the gauge to see the needle. For preventative measures; can we ensure the plugs are the color they are supposed to be? And can we place the sighting windows (landing gear) and the brake accumulator gauge on a schedule for inspection/cleaning?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A First Officer has noticed a reoccurrence of their B737-700 crew oxygen green disc; being painted over with their aircraft colors. The same issue applies to many classic aircraft regarding APU fire discharge bottle discs. Also brake accumulator pressure gauges and landing gear 'down and locked' sighting windows are very dirty and difficult to read or see through.
Narrative: This is not an event report; but rather a reoccurrence that concerns me. As I conducted an exterior inspection on a B737-700 aircraft; I noticed the oxygen plug was in place; however; the aircraft had been recently painted and the plug was no longer green; but it matched the aircraft paint color. Most First Officer's; (by experience) will find it; but it 'may' be missed. The same applies to a lot of Classics with respect to the APU Fire Discharge bottle discs on the right side of the aircraft tail.Two more items are the sighting windows for the landing gear (on the classics) and the brake accumulator pressure gauges. Those; on occasion; are dirty to the point that I need to place my flashlight on top of the gauge to see the needle. For preventative measures; can we ensure the plugs are the color they are supposed to be? And can we place the sighting windows (landing gear) and the brake accumulator gauge on a schedule for inspection/cleaning?
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.