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B737-700 first officer reported that a bolt was installed in a gear pin slot for the main landing gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1578973 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Pins |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 247 Flight Crew Type 6400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
On my preflight walk around; I found a bolt in the left gear; gear pin slot. Bolt was approximately 1' long; and no aircraft markings noticeable. I re-checked the other gear pin areas to ensure that I hadn't missed another one. Upon returning to the cockpit I informed the captain who in turn passed my disbelief and findings to chief pilot on call.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 First Officer reported that a bolt was installed in a gear pin slot for the main landing gear.
Narrative: On my preflight walk around; I found a bolt in the left gear; gear pin slot. Bolt was approximately 1' long; and no aircraft markings noticeable. I re-checked the other gear pin areas to ensure that I hadn't missed another one. Upon returning to the cockpit I informed the Captain who in turn passed my disbelief and findings to Chief Pilot on call.
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.