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An md super 80, during an FAA safety inspection, was found to have the left nose landing gear door attach bolt with clearance under the head of the bolt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411187 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : abq |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 411187 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On aug/xx/98 during an FAA predep inspection on aircraft xyz, FAA inspector allegedly found the left nose gear door attach bolt with clearance under the head of the bolt. I performed a general visual check of structure, landing gear doors, and system installation. This was an air carrier MD80.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD SUPER 80, DURING AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTION, WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE L NOSE LNDG GEAR DOOR ATTACH BOLT WITH CLRNC UNDER THE HEAD OF THE BOLT.
Narrative: ON AUG/XX/98 DURING AN FAA PREDEP INSPECTION ON ACFT XYZ, FAA INSPECTOR ALLEGEDLY FOUND THE L NOSE GEAR DOOR ATTACH BOLT WITH CLRNC UNDER THE HEAD OF THE BOLT. I PERFORMED A GENERAL VISUAL CHK OF STRUCTURE, LNDG GEAR DOORS, AND SYS INSTALLATION. THIS WAS AN ACR MD80.
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.