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A320 pilot reported both the captain and first officer side sticks had gust locks installed with no notation in the logbook. Reporter stated this was unusual and easily overlooked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1399854 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHL.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
During morning pre-flight; side stick gust locks noted installed. Never seen before and both captain and first officer controls had locks. Advised maintenance and the maintenance person had never seen these locks before. A maintenance technician was saying that this check is routine and always have the locks in place. No entry in logbook of locks; as would be with gear locks. Oversight from maintenance during evening flight control check.[suggest] a maintenance entry in log book! The gust lock is not readily noticeable during late evening; does have flag that hangs down but could be overlooked.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 pilot reported both the Captain and First Officer side sticks had gust locks installed with no notation in the logbook. Reporter stated this was unusual and easily overlooked.
Narrative: During morning pre-flight; side stick gust locks noted installed. Never seen before and both Captain and FO controls had locks. Advised maintenance and the maintenance person had never seen these locks before. A Maintenance Technician was saying that this check is routine and always have the locks in place. No entry in logbook of locks; as would be with gear locks. Oversight from maintenance during evening flight control check.[Suggest] a maintenance entry in log book! The gust lock is not readily noticeable during late evening; does have flag that hangs down but could be overlooked.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.