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Large transport mechanic forgets to remove nose gear anti-retraction pin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 291852 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199412 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dal |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 291852 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft received a red light on the nose gear on takeoff retraction. I am an airline lead mechanic. I had released the aircraft 1 hour prior to this takeoff which required an air turn- back and delay. The light was because I had failed to remove the nose gear anti-retraction pin. This was a logbook entry and I did sign for removing all the gear pins. The main gear pins were clearly visible and I removed them. Identing the nose gear pin was difficult for its standard 'remove before flight' streamer was not visible. With a maintenance crew of 5 or 6 mechanics and an aircraft going out it is not uncommon to get caught up in thinking maybe someone got it and forgot to sign for it. I did look in the nose gear section very hastily and verified that there were pins in the pouch. All in all it was my negligence that caused this incident and I did receive a day off of work without pay for it. Because it was not a safety related item to the aircraft, more of an inconvenience to the flight crew and passenger. I still believe it is necessary to report my fault due to the air turn-back
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT MECH FORGETS TO REMOVE NOSE GEAR ANTI-RETRACTION PIN.
Narrative: ACFT RECEIVED A RED LIGHT ON THE NOSE GEAR ON TKOF RETRACTION. I AM AN AIRLINE LEAD MECH. I HAD RELEASED THE ACFT 1 HR PRIOR TO THIS TKOF WHICH REQUIRED AN AIR TURN- BACK AND DELAY. THE LIGHT WAS BECAUSE I HAD FAILED TO REMOVE THE NOSE GEAR ANTI-RETRACTION PIN. THIS WAS A LOGBOOK ENTRY AND I DID SIGN FOR REMOVING ALL THE GEAR PINS. THE MAIN GEAR PINS WERE CLRLY VISIBLE AND I REMOVED THEM. IDENTING THE NOSE GEAR PIN WAS DIFFICULT FOR ITS STANDARD 'REMOVE BEFORE FLT' STREAMER WAS NOT VISIBLE. WITH A MAINT CREW OF 5 OR 6 MECHS AND AN ACFT GOING OUT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THINKING MAYBE SOMEONE GOT IT AND FORGOT TO SIGN FOR IT. I DID LOOK IN THE NOSE GEAR SECTION VERY HASTILY AND VERIFIED THAT THERE WERE PINS IN THE POUCH. ALL IN ALL IT WAS MY NEGLIGENCE THAT CAUSED THIS INCIDENT AND I DID RECEIVE A DAY OFF OF WORK WITHOUT PAY FOR IT. BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A SAFETY RELATED ITEM TO THE ACFT, MORE OF AN INCONVENIENCE TO THE FLC AND PAX. I STILL BELIEVE IT IS NECESSARY TO RPT MY FAULT DUE TO THE AIR TURN-BACK
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.