 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Company mechanic detected tail vibration in a B737-700 in-flight as he was riding as a passenger. The mechanic did not inform the flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 550826 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zhu.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 550826 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 550828 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
The captain and I were informed that a passenger, who is a company mechanic, reported to company that there was a vibration in the tail section of the aircraft during descent into msy on the previous day. Neither the captain nor I noticed anything out of the ordinary during any of the flts that day to include vibrations coming from the tail section. At no time did the mechanic directly inform any of the flight crew of this vibration during or after the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMPANY MECH DETECTED TAIL VIBRATION IN A B737-700 INFLT AS HE WAS RIDING AS A PAX. THE MECH DID NOT INFORM THE FLC.
Narrative: THE CAPT AND I WERE INFORMED THAT A PAX, WHO IS A COMPANY MECH, RPTED TO COMPANY THAT THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE TAIL SECTION OF THE ACFT DURING DSCNT INTO MSY ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. NEITHER THE CAPT NOR I NOTICED ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY DURING ANY OF THE FLTS THAT DAY TO INCLUDE VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE TAIL SECTION. AT NO TIME DID THE MECH DIRECTLY INFORM ANY OF THE FLC OF THIS VIBRATION DURING OR AFTER THE FLT.
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.