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A B737 flight crew realizes after departure that there is an open maintenance discrepancy for a passenger seatbelt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 521770 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| 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 | B737-300 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 521770 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon accepting the aircraft, normal preflight procedures and checklists were accomplished except for a good examination of the aircraft maintenance/flight duty logbook. At cruise, the logbook was opened to make normal entries and this is when an open maintenance discrepancy was noticed, as entered by the previous crew. The discrepancy concerned a passenger seat back. In range of our destination, maintenance was notified of the discrepancy. A personal briefing to maintenance technicians was given after parking and shutdown prior to leaving the aircraft to another crew. The oncoming crew was also personally briefed. Apparent failure of the previous crew to notify maintenance personnel, and new crew by notation and leaving the logbook open in a conspicuous place, contributed to our sense of 'all is well' with the aircraft. Ultimately, my failure to review the logbook is where the fault lies. My corrective action is to always take the time necessary to review documents, including the logbook.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 FLT CREW REALIZES AFTER DEP THAT THERE IS AN OPEN MAINT DISCREPANCY FOR A PAX SEATBELT.
Narrative: UPON ACCEPTING THE ACFT, NORMAL PREFLT PROCS AND CHKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED EXCEPT FOR A GOOD EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT MAINT/FLT DUTY LOGBOOK. AT CRUISE, THE LOGBOOK WAS OPENED TO MAKE NORMAL ENTRIES AND THIS IS WHEN AN OPEN MAINT DISCREPANCY WAS NOTICED, AS ENTERED BY THE PREVIOUS CREW. THE DISCREPANCY CONCERNED A PAX SEAT BACK. IN RANGE OF OUR DEST, MAINT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DISCREPANCY. A PERSONAL BRIEFING TO MAINT TECHNICIANS WAS GIVEN AFTER PARKING AND SHUTDOWN PRIOR TO LEAVING THE ACFT TO ANOTHER CREW. THE ONCOMING CREW WAS ALSO PERSONALLY BRIEFED. APPARENT FAILURE OF THE PREVIOUS CREW TO NOTIFY MAINT PERSONNEL, AND NEW CREW BY NOTATION AND LEAVING THE LOGBOOK OPEN IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE, CONTRIBUTED TO OUR SENSE OF 'ALL IS WELL' WITH THE ACFT. ULTIMATELY, MY FAILURE TO REVIEW THE LOGBOOK IS WHERE THE FAULT LIES. MY CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO ALWAYS TAKE THE TIME NECESSARY TO REVIEW DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE LOGBOOK.
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.