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An MD88 had its failed rear megaphone replaced with a non standard one at dab and the error was not uncovered until the aircraft landed at atl, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 488230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 488230 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 486997 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : gnd creew 6 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : non availability of parts contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During preflight at dab, the flight attendant reported the aft megaphone was broken. We called maintenance control to coordinate a replacement, and requested contract maintenance to come out and install it. Upon landing in atl, the mechanic who met the aircraft stated the replacement megaphone was non standard. Another mechanic disputed this claim. We had no way to know either way, and assumed the megaphone was proper since the company maintenance coordinator had the replacement procured and installed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 HAD ITS FAILED REAR MEGAPHONE REPLACED WITH A NON STANDARD ONE AT DAB AND THE ERROR WAS NOT UNCOVERED UNTIL THE ACFT LANDED AT ATL, GA.
Narrative: DURING PREFLT AT DAB, THE FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THE AFT MEGAPHONE WAS BROKEN. WE CALLED MAINT CTL TO COORDINATE A REPLACEMENT, AND REQUESTED CONTRACT MAINT TO COME OUT AND INSTALL IT. UPON LNDG IN ATL, THE MECH WHO MET THE ACFT STATED THE REPLACEMENT MEGAPHONE WAS NON STANDARD. ANOTHER MECH DISPUTED THIS CLAIM. WE HAD NO WAY TO KNOW EITHER WAY, AND ASSUMED THE MEGAPHONE WAS PROPER SINCE THE COMPANY MAINT COORDINATOR HAD THE REPLACEMENT PROCURED AND INSTALLED.
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.