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A B757-200 during preflight inspection was found to have a drill bit in the left engine reverser unlocking indicator holding indicator open.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 531165 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| 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 : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 531165 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During preflight walkaround, discovered a drill-bit in the left engine reverser unlocking indicator holding the unlocking indicator slightly open. Contacted operations, maintenance and chief pilot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 DURING PREFLT INSPECTION WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DRILL BIT IN THE L ENG REVERSER UNLOCKING INDICATOR HOLDING INDICATOR OPEN.
Narrative: DURING PREFLT WALKAROUND, DISCOVERED A DRILL-BIT IN THE L ENG REVERSER UNLOCKING INDICATOR HOLDING THE UNLOCKING INDICATOR SLIGHTLY OPEN. CONTACTED OPS, MAINT AND CHIEF PLT.
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.