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A B727-200 first officer reports legality of dispatching a trip on a flight where the maintenance service inspection time will expire before landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 455960 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc tower : ads.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j146.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 455960 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft dispatched from cid to las with daily service inspection to expire at XA59Z. Inspection expired approximately 1 hour prior to touchdown las. 2 crew members believed it to be legal to depart prior to expiration time and land afterwards. Situation should have been researched and/or company notified.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 FO RPTS LEGALITY OF DISPATCHING A TRIP ON A FLT WHERE THE MAINT SVC INSPECTION TIME WILL EXPIRE BEFORE LNDG.
Narrative: ACFT DISPATCHED FROM CID TO LAS WITH DAILY SVC INSPECTION TO EXPIRE AT XA59Z. INSPECTION EXPIRED APPROX 1 HR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN LAS. 2 CREW MEMBERS BELIEVED IT TO BE LEGAL TO DEPART PRIOR TO EXPIRATION TIME AND LAND AFTERWARDS. SIT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESEARCHED AND/OR COMPANY NOTIFIED.
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.