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A mechanic replacing a temperature sensor located behind the forward pressure bulkhead on a dash 8-200 left a tool or flashlight in the work area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 404960 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 404960 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Repairing a temperature sensor behind forward pressure bulkhead. Left flashlight in aircraft after completing job, discovered tool missing 3 days later after returning from days off. Notified supervisor. Line mechanics found tool just where I left it. No damage to aircraft. Contributing factors: 1) fatigue and working 10 hour shifts, incident occurred approximately XA30. 2) my inattn to detail. I did not perform my customary 'safety' check of the area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MECH REPLACING A TEMP SENSOR LOCATED BEHIND THE FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD ON A DASH 8-200 LEFT A TOOL OR FLASHLIGHT IN THE WORK AREA.
Narrative: REPAIRING A TEMP SENSOR BEHIND FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD. LEFT FLASHLIGHT IN ACFT AFTER COMPLETING JOB, DISCOVERED TOOL MISSING 3 DAYS LATER AFTER RETURNING FROM DAYS OFF. NOTIFIED SUPVR. LINE MECHS FOUND TOOL JUST WHERE I LEFT IT. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) FATIGUE AND WORKING 10 HR SHIFTS, INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROX XA30. 2) MY INATTN TO DETAIL. I DID NOT PERFORM MY CUSTOMARY 'SAFETY' CHECK OF THE AREA.
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.