A so reporter tells of an aci finding an aircraft maintenance discrepancy on an large transport after the reporter had performed his preflight procedure. Pilot technique preflight procedure criticized for missing aircraft equipment problem.

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Attributes
ACN	217368
Time
Date	199208
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	217368
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After preflight an FAA ramp inspector found a small pin missing from a main door hinge cover that I missed on the preflight on my walk around. I was concentrating on the main gear wheels the brake debooster and the lower gear doors and as I walked around the landing gear I failed to look up at the gear door attach point. If I had I could have seen the pin missing. This error I believe was caused by complacency, lack of a positive attitude due to job security and events unfolding at my airline and a short over night (10 O'clock) layover. I had only 4 hours of sleep.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SO RPTR TELLS OF AN ACI FINDING AN ACFT MAINT DISCREPANCY ON AN LGT AFTER THE RPTR HAD PERFORMED HIS PREFLT PROC. PLT TECHNIQUE PREFLT PROC CRITICIZED FOR MISSING ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM.

Narrative: AFTER PREFLT AN FAA RAMP INSPECTOR FOUND A SMALL PIN MISSING FROM A MAIN DOOR HINGE COVER THAT I MISSED ON THE PREFLT ON MY WALK AROUND. I WAS CONCENTRATING ON THE MAIN GEAR WHEELS THE BRAKE DEBOOSTER AND THE LOWER GEAR DOORS AND AS I WALKED AROUND THE LNDG GEAR I FAILED TO LOOK UP AT THE GEAR DOOR ATTACH POINT. IF I HAD I COULD HAVE SEEN THE PIN MISSING. THIS ERROR I BELIEVE WAS CAUSED BY COMPLACENCY, LACK OF A POSITIVE ATTITUDE DUE TO JOB SECURITY AND EVENTS UNFOLDING AT MY AIRLINE AND A SHORT OVER NIGHT (10 O'CLOCK) LAYOVER. I HAD ONLY 4 HRS OF SLEEP.

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.