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During a walk around on an A319; a pilot noticed what appeared to be; a twisted or deformed gasket sticking out from under a hydraulic access cover. After entering discrepancy into ACARS; a supervisor appeared and demanded to be shown the gasket. Pilot went down to the ramp and discovered the gasket had been removed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 838388 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 2500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During walk around inspection; I noticed what appeared to be a twisted or deformed gasket sticking out from under a hydraulic access cover. After entering the discrepancy into ACARS; a person wearing a supervisor's vest entered the cockpit and said a mechanic had not yet been called; but demanded that I show him the discrepancy. I went down onto the ramp with him and discovered that the gasket had been removed. I asked the supervisor who had done that and he walked away without answering me. Obviously someone on the ramp; who was not licensed or certified; had performed illegal maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: During a walk around on an A319; a Pilot noticed what appeared to be; a twisted or deformed gasket sticking out from under a hydraulic access cover. After entering discrepancy into ACARS; a Supervisor appeared and demanded to be shown the gasket. Pilot went down to the ramp and discovered the gasket had been removed.
Narrative: During walk around inspection; I noticed what appeared to be a twisted or deformed gasket sticking out from under a hydraulic access cover. After entering the discrepancy into ACARS; a person wearing a Supervisor's vest entered the cockpit and said a Mechanic had not yet been called; but demanded that I show him the discrepancy. I went down onto the ramp with him and discovered that the gasket had been removed. I asked the Supervisor who had done that and he walked away without answering me. Obviously someone on the ramp; who was not licensed or certified; had performed illegal maintenance.
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.