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An EMB120 was dispatched with an open logbook item that was repaired but not signed off by the mechanic who performed the work.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372519 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| 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 | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 372519 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 373010 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I wrote up a flapper valve that had fallen inside the lavatory. I assumed the problem was taken care of when I saw the maintenance man taking care of the problem. He never signed the work as being done and I flew to sarasota from orlando with an open write-up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB120 WAS DISPATCHED WITH AN OPEN LOGBOOK ITEM THAT WAS REPAIRED BUT NOT SIGNED OFF BY THE MECH WHO PERFORMED THE WORK.
Narrative: I WROTE UP A FLAPPER VALVE THAT HAD FALLEN INSIDE THE LAVATORY. I ASSUMED THE PROB WAS TAKEN CARE OF WHEN I SAW THE MAINT MAN TAKING CARE OF THE PROB. HE NEVER SIGNED THE WORK AS BEING DONE AND I FLEW TO SARASOTA FROM ORLANDO WITH AN OPEN WRITE-UP.
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.