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Check airman of an air carrier for the ATR42 type aircraft conducted retraining, as well as practice, for all flight crew members in the procedures of removing the emergency cockpit hatch. This action was caused by the results of an FAA inspector's questions to a first officer during a surveillance inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 368455 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : btr |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : company check pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 368455 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
FAA inspector questioned the training method used in emergency drill training of the cockpit emergency hatch. A retraining of the first officer in question resulted, after a discussion with the FAA inspector. This retraining occurred under the FAA inspector's observation and guidance and the instruction was conducted under a manner in which the inspector recommended. Since then the company has changed the manner in which emergency drills are conducted as well as retraining all pilots who have not opened the cockpit emergency hatch.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CHK AIRMAN OF AN ACR FOR THE ATR42 TYPE ACFT CONDUCTED RETRAINING, AS WELL AS PRACTICE, FOR ALL FLC MEMBERS IN THE PROCS OF REMOVING THE EMER COCKPIT HATCH. THIS ACTION WAS CAUSED BY THE RESULTS OF AN FAA INSPECTOR'S QUESTIONS TO A FO DURING A SURVEILLANCE INSPECTION.
Narrative: FAA INSPECTOR QUESTIONED THE TRAINING METHOD USED IN EMER DRILL TRAINING OF THE COCKPIT EMER HATCH. A RETRAINING OF THE FO IN QUESTION RESULTED, AFTER A DISCUSSION WITH THE FAA INSPECTOR. THIS RETRAINING OCCURRED UNDER THE FAA INSPECTOR'S OBSERVATION AND GUIDANCE AND THE INSTRUCTION WAS CONDUCTED UNDER A MANNER IN WHICH THE INSPECTOR RECOMMENDED. SINCE THEN THE COMPANY HAS CHANGED THE MANNER IN WHICH EMER DRILLS ARE CONDUCTED AS WELL AS RETRAINING ALL PLTS WHO HAVE NOT OPENED THE COCKPIT EMER HATCH.
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.