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An md super 80 reported by flight crew on preflight check that exit doors hold open latches or gust locks are inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 365988 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : san |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 365998 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Out of 5 aircraft I was assigned on this 3 day sequence, 2 -- including aircraft xx -- had exit doors that would not gust lock. This has been a consistent problem on the S80 fleet since march of 96. Is this a design problem or one of too long of periods between maintenance checks. I highly recommend that gust locks be checked by flcs on origination preflts as is the case on the B727. I believe a one time check of the entire S80 fleet is way past due.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD SUPER 80 RPTED BY FLC ON PREFLT CHK THAT EXIT DOORS HOLD OPEN LATCHES OR GUST LOCKS ARE INOP.
Narrative: OUT OF 5 ACFT I WAS ASSIGNED ON THIS 3 DAY SEQUENCE, 2 -- INCLUDING ACFT XX -- HAD EXIT DOORS THAT WOULD NOT GUST LOCK. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT PROB ON THE S80 FLEET SINCE MARCH OF 96. IS THIS A DESIGN PROB OR ONE OF TOO LONG OF PERIODS BTWN MAINT CHKS. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT GUST LOCKS BE CHKED BY FLCS ON ORIGINATION PREFLTS AS IS THE CASE ON THE B727. I BELIEVE A ONE TIME CHK OF THE ENTIRE S80 FLEET IS WAY PAST DUE.
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.