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B737-300 relieving flight crew found bird feathers lodged in one engine during preflight walkaround inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 558321 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tus.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : post flt insp |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 558321 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 558320 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : birds non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng inlet other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
I was notified by the morning crew on aug/sat/02 that some feathers were found on the walkaround in one of the engines. I was the first officer on the aug/fri/02 evening crew and completed the postflt walkaround. I checked both engines with my flashlight (intake, bypass and turbine sections) and also the wing and flap sections. I didn't see anything abnormal. The morning crew was delayed. I always do a complete postflt, but apparently did not see the feathers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 RELIEVING FLC FOUND BIRD FEATHERS LODGED IN ONE ENG DURING PREFLT WALKAROUND INSPECTION.
Narrative: I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE MORNING CREW ON AUG/SAT/02 THAT SOME FEATHERS WERE FOUND ON THE WALKAROUND IN ONE OF THE ENGS. I WAS THE FO ON THE AUG/FRI/02 EVENING CREW AND COMPLETED THE POSTFLT WALKAROUND. I CHKED BOTH ENGS WITH MY FLASHLIGHT (INTAKE, BYPASS AND TURBINE SECTIONS) AND ALSO THE WING AND FLAP SECTIONS. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ABNORMAL. THE MORNING CREW WAS DELAYED. I ALWAYS DO A COMPLETE POSTFLT, BUT APPARENTLY DID NOT SEE THE FEATHERS.
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.