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An air carrier B727-200 crew flew an aircraft with undetected aircraft damage leading edge flap. Flight crew technique preflight inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340190 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rsw |
| State Reference | FL |
| 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 | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 3980 |
| ASRS Report | 340190 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 340191 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
There was damage to the #6 leading edge flap on our aircraft. The damage was imperceptible and undetected by the flight crew prior to departing rsw. Someone in rsw called our maintenance department after we were airborne and told them of the damage. The flight crew was never informed of the damage, thereby creating a safety problem. The flap survived the flight intact and no incident occurred. Lack of communication.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B727-200 CREW FLEW AN ACFT WITH UNDETECTED ACFT DAMAGE LEADING EDGE FLAP. FLC TECHNIQUE PREFLT INSPECTION.
Narrative: THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE #6 LEADING EDGE FLAP ON OUR ACFT. THE DAMAGE WAS IMPERCEPTIBLE AND UNDETECTED BY THE FLC PRIOR TO DEPARTING RSW. SOMEONE IN RSW CALLED OUR MAINT DEPT AFTER WE WERE AIRBORNE AND TOLD THEM OF THE DAMAGE. THE FLC WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THE DAMAGE, THEREBY CREATING A SAFETY PROB. THE FLAP SURVIVED THE FLT INTACT AND NO INCIDENT OCCURRED. LACK OF COM.
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.