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On preflight of B737-200 in atlanta, hydraulic quantity found low. Hydraulic fluid was svced and instead of a logbook signoff, maintenance considered this a routine refill service, thus no logbook entry was made.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418790 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : atl airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 4976 flight time type : 168 |
| ASRS Report | 418790 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During preflight walkaround inspection and prior to aircraft acceptance for flight by the flight crew, a low hydraulic quantity was observed. Maintenance was informed by the captain (in the person of a company mechanic who happened to be at the aircraft already). He decided to do a routine refill service and not enter it in the maintenance log as he considered it a routine refill service. He reported back to us that everything was complete a few mins later. The hydraulic gauge in the cockpit now read full.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON PREFLT OF B737-200 IN ATLANTA, HYD QUANTITY FOUND LOW. HYD FLUID WAS SVCED AND INSTEAD OF A LOGBOOK SIGNOFF, MAINT CONSIDERED THIS A ROUTINE REFILL SVC, THUS NO LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE.
Narrative: DURING PREFLT WALKAROUND INSPECTION AND PRIOR TO ACFT ACCEPTANCE FOR FLT BY THE FLC, A LOW HYD QUANTITY WAS OBSERVED. MAINT WAS INFORMED BY THE CAPT (IN THE PERSON OF A COMPANY MECH WHO HAPPENED TO BE AT THE ACFT ALREADY). HE DECIDED TO DO A ROUTINE REFILL SVC AND NOT ENTER IT IN THE MAINT LOG AS HE CONSIDERED IT A ROUTINE REFILL SVC. HE RPTED BACK TO US THAT EVERYTHING WAS COMPLETE A FEW MINS LATER. THE HYD GAUGE IN THE COCKPIT NOW READ FULL.
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.