Captain of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft returned to gate to have a missing standby...

Attributes
ACN	248161
Time
Date	199307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	248161
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	247802
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We received aircraft from an inbound crew. We were operating flight from ewr to pwm. After pushback from the gate we were waiting taxi clearance when the captain pulled down the standby compass to check headings when we taxied. We noticed that the standby compass was missing from the bracket. We notified maintenance and returned to the gate. In our flight manual the standby compass is checked on the receiving aircraft check and again on the taxi check. It is not usually checked at the gate because of the ground equipment and jetway possibly effecting the compass.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN MLG ACR ACFT RETURNED TO GATE TO HAVE A MISSING STANDBY COMPASS INSTALLED.

Narrative: WE RECEIVED ACFT FROM AN INBOUND CREW. WE WERE OPERATING FLT FROM EWR TO PWM. AFTER PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE WE WERE WAITING TAXI CLRNC WHEN THE CAPT PULLED DOWN THE STANDBY COMPASS TO CHK HDGS WHEN WE TAXIED. WE NOTICED THAT THE STANDBY COMPASS WAS MISSING FROM THE BRACKET. WE NOTIFIED MAINT AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. IN OUR FLT MANUAL THE STANDBY COMPASS IS CHKED ON THE RECEIVING ACFT CHK AND AGAIN ON THE TAXI CHK. IT IS NOT USUALLY CHKED AT THE GATE BECAUSE OF THE GND EQUIP AND JETWAY POSSIBLY EFFECTING THE COMPASS.

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.

Captain of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft returned to gate to have a missing standby compass installed.