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Flight crew of air carrier medium large transport flew flight without flight data recorder being operative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 163271 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 163271 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I departed phx to pdx and sea with an inoperative flight data recorder. The activation switch had been removed during installation of the TCAS system and had not been replaced. I inadvertently missed the switch during my preflight set-up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF AIR CARRIER MLG FLEW FLT WITHOUT FLT DATA RECORDER BEING OPERATIVE.
Narrative: I DEPARTED PHX TO PDX AND SEA WITH AN INOPERATIVE FLT DATA RECORDER. THE ACTIVATION SWITCH HAD BEEN REMOVED DURING INSTALLATION OF THE TCAS SYSTEM AND HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. I INADVERTENTLY MISSED THE SWITCH DURING MY PREFLT SET-UP.
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.