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A B737-300 during flight crew preflight inspection was found to have a piece of wood (2 inches by 4 inches) lodged between the fuselage and stabilizer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 521730 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 521730 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On walkaround recently my first officer discovered a piece of wood (2x4) lodged between the fuselage and the horizontal stabilizer. We found out that maintenance was doing some work on the stabilizer the night before, and forgot to remove it. The maintenance guys that I talked to were very apologetic and embarrassed. The point we want to make is a suggestion that my first officer had for maintenance. Why don't they attach a long red (remove before flight) flag to the piece of wood in the future to make it more apparent while performing a walkaround.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 DURING FLC PREFLT INSPECTION WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PIECE OF WOOD (2 INCHES BY 4 INCHES) LODGED BTWN THE FUSELAGE AND STABILIZER.
Narrative: ON WALKAROUND RECENTLY MY FO DISCOVERED A PIECE OF WOOD (2X4) LODGED BTWN THE FUSELAGE AND THE HORIZ STABILIZER. WE FOUND OUT THAT MAINT WAS DOING SOME WORK ON THE STABILIZER THE NIGHT BEFORE, AND FORGOT TO REMOVE IT. THE MAINT GUYS THAT I TALKED TO WERE VERY APOLOGETIC AND EMBARRASSED. THE POINT WE WANT TO MAKE IS A SUGGESTION THAT MY FO HAD FOR MAINT. WHY DON'T THEY ATTACH A LONG RED (REMOVE BEFORE FLT) FLAG TO THE PIECE OF WOOD IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE IT MORE APPARENT WHILE PERFORMING A WALKAROUND.
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.