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Aircraft maintenance discrepancy. Flight crew discovers a dent and forgets to inform maintenance until after passing through a maintenance base.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 299390 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 299390 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During a walk around in hrl, first officer noticed the skin indention below galley door. We discussed the location and depth. Dent is not located on a stringer, smooth impact surface, and very shallow. I chose to accept the aircraft. During our dfw turn I failed to advise maintenance of the dent. Then upon arrival oke we remembered the dent and brought it to the attention of maintenance. The mechanic evaluated the dent, signed the logbook, ok for flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT MAINT DISCREPANCY. FLC DISCOVERS A DENT AND FORGETS TO INFORM MAINT UNTIL AFTER PASSING THROUGH A MAINT BASE.
Narrative: DURING A WALK AROUND IN HRL, FO NOTICED THE SKIN INDENTION BELOW GALLEY DOOR. WE DISCUSSED THE LOCATION AND DEPTH. DENT IS NOT LOCATED ON A STRINGER, SMOOTH IMPACT SURFACE, AND VERY SHALLOW. I CHOSE TO ACCEPT THE ACFT. DURING OUR DFW TURN I FAILED TO ADVISE MAINT OF THE DENT. THEN UPON ARR OKE WE REMEMBERED THE DENT AND BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTN OF MAINT. THE MECH EVALUATED THE DENT, SIGNED THE LOGBOOK, OK FOR FLT.
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.