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An S80 PIC stops the catering truck driver from inserting a worn, broken engine plug into the engine inlet in anticipation of servicing the rear galley at den, co.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 534294 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 534294 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters : fod maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Noticed while being catered at forward galley that the galley truck engine plug was broken the entire circumference of the plug -- perhaps 30 or more breaks. I had crew chief stop caterer from inserting plug into rear engine, and had him confiscate the plug. By the looks of the condition of the engine plug, it probably has been broken for a yr or more. Unbelievable. Someone needs to inspect these plugs and change them when they become unsvcable. How many of these plugs are like this system-wide?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 PIC STOPS THE CATERING TRUCK DRIVER FROM INSERTING A WORN, BROKEN ENG PLUG INTO THE ENG INLET IN ANTICIPATION OF SVCING THE REAR GALLEY AT DEN, CO.
Narrative: NOTICED WHILE BEING CATERED AT FORWARD GALLEY THAT THE GALLEY TRUCK ENG PLUG WAS BROKEN THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE PLUG -- PERHAPS 30 OR MORE BREAKS. I HAD CREW CHIEF STOP CATERER FROM INSERTING PLUG INTO REAR ENG, AND HAD HIM CONFISCATE THE PLUG. BY THE LOOKS OF THE CONDITION OF THE ENG PLUG, IT PROBABLY HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR A YR OR MORE. UNBELIEVABLE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INSPECT THESE PLUGS AND CHANGE THEM WHEN THEY BECOME UNSVCABLE. HOW MANY OF THESE PLUGS ARE LIKE THIS SYS-WIDE?
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.