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An MD88 was dispatched in non compliance with a small lower fuselage puncture caused by a broken nose gear spray deflector segment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430804 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ags.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 480 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 430804 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters other |
| Independent Detector | other other : mech 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : lighting performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
When arriving at the aircraft in the early morning, a logbook entry and maintenance signoff was noted. The entry stated that a portion of the nose tire spray deflector was missing. Maintenance signed off the logbook and we applied the appropriate MEL items. It was still dark out and the ramp area was poorly lit. The walkaround was completed with no abnormalities. Upon arrival at the gate at our destination, company maintenance advised us of a small puncture on the under side of the fuselage, apparently occurring when the spray deflector fell off. Due to the location of the puncture and the poorly lit conditions this puncture would have been extremely difficult to detect.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A SMALL LOWER FUSELAGE PUNCTURE CAUSED BY A BROKEN NOSE GEAR SPRAY DEFLECTOR SEGMENT.
Narrative: WHEN ARRIVING AT THE ACFT IN THE EARLY MORNING, A LOGBOOK ENTRY AND MAINT SIGNOFF WAS NOTED. THE ENTRY STATED THAT A PORTION OF THE NOSE TIRE SPRAY DEFLECTOR WAS MISSING. MAINT SIGNED OFF THE LOGBOOK AND WE APPLIED THE APPROPRIATE MEL ITEMS. IT WAS STILL DARK OUT AND THE RAMP AREA WAS POORLY LIT. THE WALKAROUND WAS COMPLETED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES. UPON ARR AT THE GATE AT OUR DEST, COMPANY MAINT ADVISED US OF A SMALL PUNCTURE ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, APPARENTLY OCCURRING WHEN THE SPRAY DEFLECTOR FELL OFF. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE PUNCTURE AND THE POORLY LIT CONDITIONS THIS PUNCTURE WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DETECT.
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.