A B737-300 was dispatched and flown in non compliance with the smoke goggles missing from the observ...

Attributes
ACN	489950
Time
Date	200010
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	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	489950
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 : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

FAA safety inspector showed up to ride on jump seat, B737-300. While briefing inspector on the seat and safety equipment, I noticed that the smoke goggles for the jump seat position were missing. I contacted our dispatcher and maintenance coordinator and it was decided to place the missing goggles on maintenance carry-over. This is allowed by our MEL with an open seat available in the cabin for the jump seat rider if the need were to arise for them to vacate the jump seat and move to the cabin. The problem arises from the fact that we had already flown this airplane 2 legs and had not noticed that the goggles were missing on our initial cockpit preflight. These 2 legs with the jump seat unoccupied.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED AND FLOWN IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE SMOKE GOGGLES MISSING FROM THE OBSERVER'S JUMP SEAT.

Narrative: FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR SHOWED UP TO RIDE ON JUMP SEAT, B737-300. WHILE BRIEFING INSPECTOR ON THE SEAT AND SAFETY EQUIP, I NOTICED THAT THE SMOKE GOGGLES FOR THE JUMP SEAT POS WERE MISSING. I CONTACTED OUR DISPATCHER AND MAINT COORDINATOR AND IT WAS DECIDED TO PLACE THE MISSING GOGGLES ON MAINT CARRY-OVER. THIS IS ALLOWED BY OUR MEL WITH AN OPEN SEAT AVAILABLE IN THE CABIN FOR THE JUMP SEAT RIDER IF THE NEED WERE TO ARISE FOR THEM TO VACATE THE JUMP SEAT AND MOVE TO THE CABIN. THE PROB ARISES FROM THE FACT THAT WE HAD ALREADY FLOWN THIS AIRPLANE 2 LEGS AND HAD NOT NOTICED THAT THE GOGGLES WERE MISSING ON OUR INITIAL COCKPIT PREFLT. THESE 2 LEGS WITH THE JUMP SEAT UNOCCUPIED.

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.

A B737-300 was dispatched and flown in non compliance with the smoke goggles missing from the observer's jump seat.