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Passenger reports a piece of metal sticking through the wing of an air carrier to a flight attendant, however, flight attendant observed nothing abnormal. And takeoff was accomplished without any problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 136989 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| 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 | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 136989 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was working as a supervisor F/a evaluating probationary F/a's, in which case I occupy a passenger seat. As aircraft is ready for takeoff, another F/a was told by a passenger that a piece of metal was sticking up off the wing and he wanted it looked at. She then came to me in my seat as I was belted in ready for takeoff. I got up and went to the opposite aisle to look and tried to see something abnormal but couldn't, but told her the senior F/a should be notified. She left and I went back to my seat and thereafter, we took off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PASSENGER REPORTS A PIECE OF METAL STICKING THROUGH THE WING OF AN ACR TO A FLT ATTENDANT, HOWEVER, FLT ATTENDANT OBSERVED NOTHING ABNORMAL. AND TKOF WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING AS A SUPVR F/A EVALUATING PROBATIONARY F/A'S, IN WHICH CASE I OCCUPY A PAX SEAT. AS ACFT IS READY FOR TKOF, ANOTHER F/A WAS TOLD BY A PAX THAT A PIECE OF METAL WAS STICKING UP OFF THE WING AND HE WANTED IT LOOKED AT. SHE THEN CAME TO ME IN MY SEAT AS I WAS BELTED IN READY FOR TKOF. I GOT UP AND WENT TO THE OPPOSITE AISLE TO LOOK AND TRIED TO SEE SOMETHING ABNORMAL BUT COULDN'T, BUT TOLD HER THE SENIOR F/A SHOULD BE NOTIFIED. SHE LEFT AND I WENT BACK TO MY SEAT AND THEREAFTER, WE TOOK OFF.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.