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A B727-200 with pilot's report of tiller steering interference with a broken sidewall panel was cleared with logbook signoff as 'steering checks ok.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430473 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 19500 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 430473 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Side panel behind and forward of steering tiller had been repaired but stuck out so that when one grasped tiller and made right turn, fingers got wedged between tiller and side panel preventing further movement. Wrote it up and verbally briefed mechanic. Flew aircraft later that day and mechanic had signed off gripe as tiller moved freely. Someone may lose control of aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 WITH PLT'S RPT OF TILLER STEERING INTERFERENCE WITH A BROKEN SIDEWALL PANEL WAS CLRED WITH LOGBOOK SIGNOFF AS 'STEERING CHKS OK.'
Narrative: SIDE PANEL BEHIND AND FORWARD OF STEERING TILLER HAD BEEN REPAIRED BUT STUCK OUT SO THAT WHEN ONE GRASPED TILLER AND MADE R TURN, FINGERS GOT WEDGED BTWN TILLER AND SIDE PANEL PREVENTING FURTHER MOVEMENT. WROTE IT UP AND VERBALLY BRIEFED MECH. FLEW ACFT LATER THAT DAY AND MECH HAD SIGNED OFF GRIPE AS TILLER MOVED FREELY. SOMEONE MAY LOSE CTL OF ACFT.
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.