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Flight engine in preflight inspection was inspected by FAA. Reporter states a 'couple of minor items had been overlooked.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 119022 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 119022 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We arrived at the terminal a little later than usual, which did not give me much time to do all my preflight duties as a second officer. I did what I thought was an expedited, but thorough preflight. After my preflight an FAA inspector ramp-checked the airplane and found a couple minor items which I had missed. I think I would have found these abnormalities if I had not been rushed. The items the FAA discovered would in no way jeopardize the safety of the flight in my opinion, but in the future I shall not let myself feel as pressured to rush myself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ENGINE IN PREFLT INSPECTION WAS INSPECTED BY FAA. REPORTER STATES A 'COUPLE OF MINOR ITEMS HAD BEEN OVERLOOKED.'
Narrative: WE ARRIVED AT THE TERMINAL A LITTLE LATER THAN USUAL, WHICH DID NOT GIVE ME MUCH TIME TO DO ALL MY PREFLT DUTIES AS A S/O. I DID WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN EXPEDITED, BUT THOROUGH PREFLT. AFTER MY PREFLT AN FAA INSPECTOR RAMP-CHKED THE AIRPLANE AND FOUND A COUPLE MINOR ITEMS WHICH I HAD MISSED. I THINK I WOULD HAVE FOUND THESE ABNORMALITIES IF I HAD NOT BEEN RUSHED. THE ITEMS THE FAA DISCOVERED WOULD IN NO WAY JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF THE FLT IN MY OPINION, BUT IN THE FUTURE I SHALL NOT LET MYSELF FEEL AS PRESSURED TO RUSH MYSELF.
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.