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Flight crew of a DC9 ferry flight operated the aircraft with the alternate static port taped over during aircraft painting and not removed prior to flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 493168 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : byh.airport |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| 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 : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 43168 |
| 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 non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft had been painted at byh. This was a maintenance ferry flight from byh to msp. Aircraft was operated with 1 alternate static port taped over and covered with paint, flight was normal -- no abnormalities noted. The covered alternate static port was discovered by a mechanic the following day after 3 revenue flts were performed by different crews. I did the initial preflight to byh. It was performed at night in poor lighting. If masking tape must be used, perhaps it should be of the type that is easily recognized in all lighting conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A DC9 FERRY FLT OPERATED THE ACFT WITH THE ALTERNATE STATIC PORT TAPED OVER DURING ACFT PAINTING AND NOT REMOVED PRIOR TO FLT.
Narrative: ACFT HAD BEEN PAINTED AT BYH. THIS WAS A MAINT FERRY FLT FROM BYH TO MSP. ACFT WAS OPERATED WITH 1 ALTERNATE STATIC PORT TAPED OVER AND COVERED WITH PAINT, FLT WAS NORMAL -- NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. THE COVERED ALTERNATE STATIC PORT WAS DISCOVERED BY A MECH THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER 3 REVENUE FLTS WERE PERFORMED BY DIFFERENT CREWS. I DID THE INITIAL PREFLT TO BYH. IT WAS PERFORMED AT NIGHT IN POOR LIGHTING. IF MASKING TAPE MUST BE USED, PERHAPS IT SHOULD BE OF THE TYPE THAT IS EASILY RECOGNIZED IN ALL LIGHTING CONDITIONS.
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.