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A DC9 suffers a flight delay when the aircraft's fuel shutoff cable fails to operate the fuel shutoff valve. It had been secured, inspected and signed off 5 days previous to the delay.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398539 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 398539 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 398720 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On apr/xa/98 I installed bolt, nut, and cotter pin on fuel shutoff control cable, and job was inspected and stamped by inspector. Supplemental information from acn 398720: date apr/xa/98. Aircraft's #1 engine was ready for run-up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 SUFFERS A FLT DELAY WHEN THE ACFT'S FUEL SHUTOFF CABLE FAILS TO OPERATE THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE. IT HAD BEEN SECURED, INSPECTED AND SIGNED OFF 5 DAYS PREVIOUS TO THE DELAY.
Narrative: ON APR/XA/98 I INSTALLED BOLT, NUT, AND COTTER PIN ON FUEL SHUTOFF CTL CABLE, AND JOB WAS INSPECTED AND STAMPED BY INSPECTOR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 398720: DATE APR/XA/98. ACFT'S #1 ENG WAS READY FOR RUN-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.