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A DC9 was dispatched and operated in non compliance with taped and painted-over left alternate static port, cargo belly drain, ADF access cover and right outboard flap edge.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 493013 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3600 |
| ASRS Report | 493013 |
| 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 : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On nov/xa/00 I was called at home by ZZZ chief pilot X. He told me that I was 1 of 3 first officer's who flew ship xyz. He further told me that technical operations discovered that this aircraft had tape which was painted over on the following components: left alternate static port, cargo belly drain, ADF access cover, and finally the right outboard flap edge. It was discovered that our company vendor paint shop released this aft to air carrier with these discrepancies. Additionally, maintenance released this aircraft to the line and finally, I was the last first officer to fly this aircraft (xyz). It was sometime after completion of my XXX-ZZZ leg that the painted-over tape was discovered. During my exterior walkaround at ZZZ and XXX, I did not observe these abnormalities. There were no problems in-flight on both legs either.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 WAS DISPATCHED AND OPERATED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH TAPED AND PAINTED-OVER L ALTERNATE STATIC PORT, CARGO BELLY DRAIN, ADF ACCESS COVER AND R OUTBOARD FLAP EDGE.
Narrative: ON NOV/XA/00 I WAS CALLED AT HOME BY ZZZ CHIEF PLT X. HE TOLD ME THAT I WAS 1 OF 3 FO'S WHO FLEW SHIP XYZ. HE FURTHER TOLD ME THAT TECHNICAL OPS DISCOVERED THAT THIS ACFT HAD TAPE WHICH WAS PAINTED OVER ON THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: L ALTERNATE STATIC PORT, CARGO BELLY DRAIN, ADF ACCESS COVER, AND FINALLY THE R OUTBOARD FLAP EDGE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OUR COMPANY VENDOR PAINT SHOP RELEASED THIS AFT TO ACR WITH THESE DISCREPANCIES. ADDITIONALLY, MAINT RELEASED THIS ACFT TO THE LINE AND FINALLY, I WAS THE LAST FO TO FLY THIS ACFT (XYZ). IT WAS SOMETIME AFTER COMPLETION OF MY XXX-ZZZ LEG THAT THE PAINTED-OVER TAPE WAS DISCOVERED. DURING MY EXTERIOR WALKAROUND AT ZZZ AND XXX, I DID NOT OBSERVE THESE ABNORMALITIES. THERE WERE NO PROBS INFLT ON BOTH LEGS EITHER.
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.