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A B737 right main gear viewing port was unusable because a thick velcro cover could not be removed to permit gear down-lock verification.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1095734 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201306 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Landing Gear Indicating System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 211 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
While dealing with a right main gear indication problem; I attempted to visually confirm the condition of the right main gear through the cabin floor view port. I was unable due to the installation of a thick; fiberglass view port cover. After landing; maintenance needed to use a metal tool to pry the cover off. It was attached with a tremendous amount of velcro.crew needs to be informed of this cover and installation method needs to allow for ease of removal; not requiring tools.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 right main gear viewing port was unusable because a thick Velcro cover could not be removed to permit gear down-lock verification.
Narrative: While dealing with a right main gear indication problem; I attempted to visually confirm the condition of the right main gear through the cabin floor view port. I was unable due to the installation of a thick; fiberglass view port cover. After landing; Maintenance needed to use a metal tool to pry the cover off. It was attached with a tremendous amount of Velcro.Crew needs to be informed of this cover and installation method needs to allow for ease of removal; not requiring tools.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.