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Large transport flight dumped fuel returned to dtw airport for landing. During the procedure the flight crew's inexperience became evident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 112718 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198905 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 112718 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Nose gear door would not close. 2 new crew members first flts. Fuel dumped. Return to airport. During dump new crew member made mistakes, if I was not experienced in type, problems could have compounded in very busy environment. Logbook was given to maintenance without fuel dump entered due to confusion. I suggest that airlines do not schedule so that all 3 crew members are new.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT FLT DUMPED FUEL RETURNED TO DTW ARPT FOR LNDG. DURING THE PROC THE FLT CREW'S INEXPERIENCE BECAME EVIDENT.
Narrative: NOSE GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. 2 NEW CREW MEMBERS FIRST FLTS. FUEL DUMPED. RETURN TO ARPT. DURING DUMP NEW CREW MEMBER MADE MISTAKES, IF I WAS NOT EXPERIENCED IN TYPE, PROBLEMS COULD HAVE COMPOUNDED IN VERY BUSY ENVIRONMENT. LOGBOOK WAS GIVEN TO MAINT WITHOUT FUEL DUMP ENTERED DUE TO CONFUSION. I SUGGEST THAT AIRLINES DO NOT SCHEDULE SO THAT ALL 3 CREW MEMBERS ARE NEW.
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.