<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1738395, March 2020

B737-800 captain reported that the first officer found an elevator hinge cover plate installed backwards; resulting in aircraft damage and a cancelled flight.

Attributes
ACN	1738395
Time
Date	202003
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Elevator
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance

Narrative:

On walk around; first officer (first officer) found elevator hinge cover on backwards or damaged. Flight canceled this is the third aircraft in two months I have found this problem. I'm very concerned that this is not being taken seriously. I think every pilot at (airline) should have a safety bulletin; with a picture of the hinge cover so they can see what to look for on a walk around. There should be a fleet wide check on this safety problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 Captain reported that the First Officer found an elevator hinge cover plate installed backwards; resulting in aircraft damage and a cancelled flight.

Narrative: On walk around; FO (First Officer) found elevator hinge cover on backwards or damaged. Flight canceled This is the third aircraft in two months I have found this problem. I'm very concerned that this is not being taken seriously. I think every pilot at (airline) should have a safety bulletin; with a picture of the hinge cover so they can see what to look for on a walk around. There should be a fleet wide check on this safety problem.

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.