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An md super 80 crew reports frequently finding reset handle for the battery direct bus circuit breaker in the control pedestal shroud missing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 473902 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| 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 | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 473902 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
In the last 30 days I have found 3 planes with the cable off the handle on the battery direct bus feed circuit breaker reset actuator. I started to check the cable on the handle after a captain told me that he finds one occasionally. He also told me that he asked maintenance why this is not checked more often. Maintenance response was that they do check it and for him to quit checking it himself that he was going to wear the handle out. Since then I have checked the cable on originating preflight and find one off the handle about once every 6 months to a yr. Now in the last 30 days I have found 3 planes with the cable off and one of the planes was 3 days out of an 'a' check. 1 of the 3 was aircraft xyz on may/tue/00, air carrier flight yy-XXX-mco. On some dark and stormy night when I'm down to nothing I don't want to reach down and grab the battery direct bus feed circuit breaker reset actuator and find that it is hooked up to air.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD SUPER 80 CREW RPTS FREQUENTLY FINDING RESET HANDLE FOR THE BATTERY DIRECT BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER IN THE CTL PEDESTAL SHROUD MISSING.
Narrative: IN THE LAST 30 DAYS I HAVE FOUND 3 PLANES WITH THE CABLE OFF THE HANDLE ON THE BATTERY DIRECT BUS FEED CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET ACTUATOR. I STARTED TO CHK THE CABLE ON THE HANDLE AFTER A CAPT TOLD ME THAT HE FINDS ONE OCCASIONALLY. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE ASKED MAINT WHY THIS IS NOT CHKED MORE OFTEN. MAINT RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY DO CHK IT AND FOR HIM TO QUIT CHKING IT HIMSELF THAT HE WAS GOING TO WEAR THE HANDLE OUT. SINCE THEN I HAVE CHKED THE CABLE ON ORIGINATING PREFLT AND FIND ONE OFF THE HANDLE ABOUT ONCE EVERY 6 MONTHS TO A YR. NOW IN THE LAST 30 DAYS I HAVE FOUND 3 PLANES WITH THE CABLE OFF AND ONE OF THE PLANES WAS 3 DAYS OUT OF AN 'A' CHK. 1 OF THE 3 WAS ACFT XYZ ON MAY/TUE/00, ACR FLT YY-XXX-MCO. ON SOME DARK AND STORMY NIGHT WHEN I'M DOWN TO NOTHING I DON'T WANT TO REACH DOWN AND GRAB THE BATTERY DIRECT BUS FEED CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET ACTUATOR AND FIND THAT IT IS HOOKED UP TO AIR.
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.