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An air carrier maintenance inspector ramp checks an aircraft that the first officer had already preflted. On the walkaround he finds fuel seepage under the wing and grounds the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370327 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 370327 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
While on the ground at bos, and during the preflight phase, an FAA inspector came onboard to ramp check us and wanted to do a 'walkaround' preflight. During his 'walkaround' he found a small amount of fuel seeping from around an inspection plate, under the wing, which ended up grounding the aircraft. It was very difficult to see, for he found it by 'running' his finger under the wing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MAINT INSPECTOR RAMP CHKS AN ACFT THAT THE FO HAD ALREADY PREFLTED. ON THE WALKAROUND HE FINDS FUEL SEEPAGE UNDER THE WING AND GROUNDS THE ACFT.
Narrative: WHILE ON THE GND AT BOS, AND DURING THE PREFLT PHASE, AN FAA INSPECTOR CAME ONBOARD TO RAMP CHK US AND WANTED TO DO A 'WALKAROUND' PREFLT. DURING HIS 'WALKAROUND' HE FOUND A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL SEEPING FROM AROUND AN INSPECTION PLATE, UNDER THE WING, WHICH ENDED UP GROUNDING THE ACFT. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE, FOR HE FOUND IT BY 'RUNNING' HIS FINGER UNDER THE WING.
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.