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A DC8-73F was dispatched with the first officer's lateral tube missing from the electronic attitude deviation indicator, a non deferrable item.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364335 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iiu |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sdf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8 70 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 364335 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 92 flight time total : 3446 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 363910 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On climb out we noticed that the first officer's eadi (electronic attitude indicator) was missing the inclinometer (slip ball indicator in lateral tube), which is attached externally to the tube case with 2 screws. This eadi had been changed a couple of days earlier and the mechanic apparently forgot to xfer the inclinometer to the new instrument. Checking that this is present is not part of any crew member's cockpit preflight duties. We checked our MEL and found that this is not listed, therefore not deferrable. We had the part sent on a flight leaving 2 hours behind us and it was installed prior to our next leg.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC8-73F WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE FO'S LATERAL TUBE MISSING FROM THE ELECTRONIC ATTITUDE DEV INDICATOR, A NON DEFERRABLE ITEM.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT WE NOTICED THAT THE FO'S EADI (ELECTRONIC ATTITUDE INDICATOR) WAS MISSING THE INCLINOMETER (SLIP BALL INDICATOR IN LATERAL TUBE), WHICH IS ATTACHED EXTERNALLY TO THE TUBE CASE WITH 2 SCREWS. THIS EADI HAD BEEN CHANGED A COUPLE OF DAYS EARLIER AND THE MECH APPARENTLY FORGOT TO XFER THE INCLINOMETER TO THE NEW INST. CHKING THAT THIS IS PRESENT IS NOT PART OF ANY CREW MEMBER'S COCKPIT PREFLT DUTIES. WE CHKED OUR MEL AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT LISTED, THEREFORE NOT DEFERRABLE. WE HAD THE PART SENT ON A FLT LEAVING 2 HRS BEHIND US AND IT WAS INSTALLED PRIOR TO OUR NEXT LEG.
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.