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Aircraft design problem. Both flight crew's control wheel can contact bracket holding the windshear caution warning light. Reporter captain states that it is unsafe for flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360141 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 360141 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During my preflight cockpit check I noticed that my left hand, when placed in normal position on control yoke, would contact the windshear caution/warning light bracket located on underside of glareshield, thus interfering with full control movement. Other DC9's in our fleet may be like this and should be checked. DC9-30 ship no xx is not safe to fly as is!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT DESIGN PROB. BOTH FLC'S CTL WHEEL CAN CONTACT BRACKET HOLDING THE WINDSHEAR CAUTION WARNING LIGHT. RPTR CAPT STATES THAT IT IS UNSAFE FOR FLT.
Narrative: DURING MY PREFLT COCKPIT CHK I NOTICED THAT MY L HAND, WHEN PLACED IN NORMAL POS ON CTL YOKE, WOULD CONTACT THE WINDSHEAR CAUTION/WARNING LIGHT BRACKET LOCATED ON UNDERSIDE OF GLARESHIELD, THUS INTERFERING WITH FULL CTL MOVEMENT. OTHER DC9'S IN OUR FLEET MAY BE LIKE THIS AND SHOULD BE CHKED. DC9-30 SHIP NO XX IS NOT SAFE TO FLY AS IS!
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.