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Reporter complains of facility aircraft maintenance discrepancy procedures that produced aircraft equipment problems.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 242214 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rno |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9900 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 242214 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 242076 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
The aircraft, an medium large transport, was brought into reno, nv, for normal maintenance on may/sun/93 at PM05 local. The ADF system had been deferred. On may/mon/93 the flight crew arrived at the airport at AM15. After checking the logbook it was noted that the ADF had been repaired. Performed normal exterior preflight, no abnormalities were noted. Aircraft left the gate at AM00 local and departed for sfo at AM06. En route, the ADF system was observed as being inoperative. This was noted in the logbook and company operations was advised. Upon arrival in sfo, maintenance personnel informed me that the left rear wheel well fairing was missing. Company operations personnel were notified. The missing wheel well fairing was found 2 mi off the end of the runway at reno. During a normal preflight, it is impossible to check to see if all the fasteners are fastened (one would have to crawl on one's hands and knees to see all the fasteners). I believe that the fasteners on the bottom of the fairing were left undone by maintenance personnel in reno.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR COMPLAINS OF FACILITY ACFT MAINT DISCREPANCY PROCS THAT PRODUCED ACFT EQUIP PROBS.
Narrative: THE ACFT, AN MLG, WAS BROUGHT INTO RENO, NV, FOR NORMAL MAINT ON MAY/SUN/93 AT PM05 LCL. THE ADF SYS HAD BEEN DEFERRED. ON MAY/MON/93 THE FLC ARRIVED AT THE ARPT AT AM15. AFTER CHKING THE LOGBOOK IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ADF HAD BEEN REPAIRED. PERFORMED NORMAL EXTERIOR PREFLT, NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED. ACFT LEFT THE GATE AT AM00 LCL AND DEPARTED FOR SFO AT AM06. ENRTE, THE ADF SYS WAS OBSERVED AS BEING INOP. THIS WAS NOTED IN THE LOGBOOK AND COMPANY OPS WAS ADVISED. UPON ARR IN SFO, MAINT PERSONNEL INFORMED ME THAT THE L REAR WHEEL WELL FAIRING WAS MISSING. COMPANY OPS PERSONNEL WERE NOTIFIED. THE MISSING WHEEL WELL FAIRING WAS FOUND 2 MI OFF THE END OF THE RWY AT RENO. DURING A NORMAL PREFLT, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CHK TO SEE IF ALL THE FASTENERS ARE FASTENED (ONE WOULD HAVE TO CRAWL ON ONE'S HANDS AND KNEES TO SEE ALL THE FASTENERS). I BELIEVE THAT THE FASTENERS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FAIRING WERE LEFT UNDONE BY MAINT PERSONNEL IN RENO.
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.