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Aircraft equipment problem. Air carrier departed with a torn cargo compartment liner. An FAA inspector at the destination said that the aircraft was unsafe.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311415 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 311415 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 311412 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Baggage handler informed first officer of damage to inside of cargo bin #6. Maintenance was summoned. The mechanic informed us that he had already inspected the bin, that it was ok for flight, and that the problem was already 'set up' for repair at a subsequent station. Based on this, no logbook entry was made on arrival at pvd. An FAA inspector, alerted by an anonymous phone call, met the aircraft to inspect the bin. Full results of his report not known at this time. Conclusion: in this situation, I can see no other course but trusting the judgement of a qualified mechanic. Probably could have made a logbook write-up for the record. Supplemental information from acn 311412: we then learned that it is actually a no-go safety of flight item. In retrospect, if an employee points out a discrepancy, especially one I cannot readily inspect myself, I should put it in the maintenance log and let maintenance sign off on that item.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. ACR DEPARTED WITH A TORN CARGO COMPARTMENT LINER. AN FAA INSPECTOR AT THE DEST SAID THAT THE ACFT WAS UNSAFE.
Narrative: BAGGAGE HANDLER INFORMED FO OF DAMAGE TO INSIDE OF CARGO BIN #6. MAINT WAS SUMMONED. THE MECH INFORMED US THAT HE HAD ALREADY INSPECTED THE BIN, THAT IT WAS OK FOR FLT, AND THAT THE PROB WAS ALREADY 'SET UP' FOR REPAIR AT A SUBSEQUENT STATION. BASED ON THIS, NO LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE ON ARR AT PVD. AN FAA INSPECTOR, ALERTED BY AN ANONYMOUS PHONE CALL, MET THE ACFT TO INSPECT THE BIN. FULL RESULTS OF HIS RPT NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. CONCLUSION: IN THIS SIT, I CAN SEE NO OTHER COURSE BUT TRUSTING THE JUDGEMENT OF A QUALIFIED MECH. PROBABLY COULD HAVE MADE A LOGBOOK WRITE-UP FOR THE RECORD. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 311412: WE THEN LEARNED THAT IT IS ACTUALLY A NO-GO SAFETY OF FLT ITEM. IN RETROSPECT, IF AN EMPLOYEE POINTS OUT A DISCREPANCY, ESPECIALLY ONE I CANNOT READILY INSPECT MYSELF, I SHOULD PUT IT IN THE MAINT LOG AND LET MAINT SIGN OFF ON THAT ITEM.
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.