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Air carrier medium large transport flew a scheduled passenger flight without proper maintenance checks being completed and signed off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 90444 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198807 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 90444 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3200 |
| ASRS Report | 90446 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Iah. Upon arriving at aircraft, logbook was checked and maintenance called about a placard in regard to the led. The maintenance person advised us that we were ok to go after he reviewed the log and had verified that the flaps retracted (#2 led) properly. We flew to phl. After arriving it was brought to our attention that the aircraft may be overdue on a check. The mechanic called supervisor at lax maintenance control to inform him that the log did not indicate that an a check was done. After their conversation, the mechanic told us that supervisor said it was ok to fly to den. We were not going west/O a written message from maintenance. Maintenance and dispatch finally notified the flight was cancelled. Upon further evaluation of the logbook, it appears that both the a check and service C checks were not done within the required amount of time prior to our flight from iah-phl. Cause: improper evaluation and record keeping by maintenance. Corrective action: better records.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG FLEW A SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLT WITHOUT PROPER MAINTENANCE CHECKS BEING COMPLETED AND SIGNED OFF.
Narrative: IAH. UPON ARRIVING AT ACFT, LOGBOOK WAS CHKED AND MAINT CALLED ABOUT A PLACARD IN REGARD TO THE LED. THE MAINT PERSON ADVISED US THAT WE WERE OK TO GO AFTER HE REVIEWED THE LOG AND HAD VERIFIED THAT THE FLAPS RETRACTED (#2 LED) PROPERLY. WE FLEW TO PHL. AFTER ARRIVING IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTN THAT THE ACFT MAY BE OVERDUE ON A CHK. THE MECH CALLED SUPVR AT LAX MAINT CTL TO INFORM HIM THAT THE LOG DID NOT INDICATE THAT AN A CHK WAS DONE. AFTER THEIR CONVERSATION, THE MECH TOLD US THAT SUPVR SAID IT WAS OK TO FLY TO DEN. WE WERE NOT GOING W/O A WRITTEN MESSAGE FROM MAINT. MAINT AND DISPATCH FINALLY NOTIFIED THE FLT WAS CANCELLED. UPON FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE LOGBOOK, IT APPEARS THAT BOTH THE A CHK AND SVC C CHKS WERE NOT DONE WITHIN THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF TIME PRIOR TO OUR FLT FROM IAH-PHL. CAUSE: IMPROPER EVALUATION AND RECORD KEEPING BY MAINT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: BETTER RECORDS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.