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An air carrier light transport first officer failed to note a missing fairing on a night preflight inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 245604 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 245604 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were on our third aircraft swap of the day when we proceeded to new aircraft for our last leg. Maintenance was being performed on the aircraft as I did my preflight inspection per SOP. No defects were noted. Aircraft maintenance log was inspected and all work was found to be documented as complete. At some point during or after my preflight the cycle machine fairing on the lower inboard portion of the right wing was removed by maintenance, and not replaced prior to flight. The trip was flown uneventfully to our destination, and post-flight was performed at XA30 pm in poor lighting. The missing fairing was not noted. The crew picking up the aircraft the next morning also did not note the missing fairing until after flight, during their post-flight. Maintenance then replaced the fairing (original).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR LTT FO FAILED TO NOTE A MISSING FAIRING ON A NIGHT PREFLT INSPECTION.
Narrative: WE WERE ON OUR THIRD ACFT SWAP OF THE DAY WHEN WE PROCEEDED TO NEW ACFT FOR OUR LAST LEG. MAINT WAS BEING PERFORMED ON THE ACFT AS I DID MY PREFLT INSPECTION PER SOP. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT MAINT LOG WAS INSPECTED AND ALL WORK WAS FOUND TO BE DOCUMENTED AS COMPLETE. AT SOME POINT DURING OR AFTER MY PREFLT THE CYCLE MACHINE FAIRING ON THE LOWER INBOARD PORTION OF THE R WING WAS REMOVED BY MAINT, AND NOT REPLACED PRIOR TO FLT. THE TRIP WAS FLOWN UNEVENTFULLY TO OUR DEST, AND POST-FLT WAS PERFORMED AT XA30 PM IN POOR LIGHTING. THE MISSING FAIRING WAS NOT NOTED. THE CREW PICKING UP THE ACFT THE NEXT MORNING ALSO DID NOT NOTE THE MISSING FAIRING UNTIL AFTER FLT, DURING THEIR POST-FLT. MAINT THEN REPLACED THE FAIRING (ORIGINAL).
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.