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Aircraft equipment problem. B757 speed brake should have an 'in use' warning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324459 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 324459 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I have been flying the B757 for the past 18 months. During that time I have seen the speed brake left out at least 12 times. The B757 is so clean that when the crew gets busy we forget that the boards are out. We crashed 3 A10 attack jets with the speed brakes inadvertently left out before the military finally put an aural warning on the aircraft. In the A300 we had a speed brake light and I never saw the speed brake left out like I do on this aircraft. We all feel bad about what happened. If there is a problem, let's fix it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. B757 SPD BRAKE SHOULD HAVE AN 'IN USE' WARNING.
Narrative: I HAVE BEEN FLYING THE B757 FOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS. DURING THAT TIME I HAVE SEEN THE SPD BRAKE LEFT OUT AT LEAST 12 TIMES. THE B757 IS SO CLEAN THAT WHEN THE CREW GETS BUSY WE FORGET THAT THE BOARDS ARE OUT. WE CRASHED 3 A10 ATTACK JETS WITH THE SPD BRAKES INADVERTENTLY LEFT OUT BEFORE THE MIL FINALLY PUT AN AURAL WARNING ON THE ACFT. IN THE A300 WE HAD A SPD BRAKE LIGHT AND I NEVER SAW THE SPD BRAKE LEFT OUT LIKE I DO ON THIS ACFT. WE ALL FEEL BAD ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. IF THERE IS A PROB, LET'S FIX IT.
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.