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A320 flight crew was informed by the pushback crew that the static ports appear covered by a plastic film. When the crew called for maintenance they initially refuse; stating they do not want to take the delay. No discrepancy was noted and the flight departed three minutes late.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 912159 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201009 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Check Pilot Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 350 Flight Crew Total 19000 Flight Crew Type 9000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 11000 Flight Crew Type 1200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The aircraft was ready for pushback and all checklists complete. We were waiting for the push crew to call ready for a push clearance. Push crew informed me that the static ports did not look right covered with a plastic film. I said I would call maintenance to come and take a look; since the doors were closed and jetway not connected to the aircraft. My first officer called maintenance and asked [for a] mechanic to come out and check the static ports. Maintenance said no because; '[they did] not want to take a delay for this flight.' in my opinion; this is a one time event; however; being the last chain in the safety net; I hope my fellow employees are looking out for us. Our push crew stated; '[our] fellow employees always give [us] grief when [we] point out irregularities because they do not want the blame for loosing the 'on time'.' what kind of company have we become when 'on time' is the sole metric we are judged by?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 flight crew was informed by the pushback crew that the static ports appear covered by a plastic film. When the crew called for maintenance they initially refuse; stating they do not want to take the delay. No discrepancy was noted and the flight departed three minutes late.
Narrative: The aircraft was ready for pushback and all checklists complete. We were waiting for the push crew to call ready for a push clearance. Push crew informed me that the static ports did not look right covered with a plastic film. I said I would call Maintenance to come and take a look; since the doors were closed and jetway not connected to the aircraft. My First Officer called Maintenance and asked [for a] mechanic to come out and check the static ports. Maintenance said no because; '[they did] not want to take a delay for this flight.' In my opinion; this is a one time event; however; being the last chain in the safety net; I hope my fellow employees are looking out for us. Our push crew stated; '[our] fellow employees always give [us] grief when [we] point out irregularities because they do not want the blame for loosing the 'on time'.' What kind of company have we become when 'on time' is the sole metric we are judged by?
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.