 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A B757 captain reports on postflt inspection found #2 engine 'C' duct latches access door open with honeycomb damage to cowling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 561988 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200209 |
| Day | Fri |
| 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 | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 561988 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | 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:
Postflt inspection found access panel or #2 engine open at 6:00 O'clock position. Evidence of honeycomb damage to same engine on left side of engine in area of C duct. On short final of this flight, EICAS status message annunciated 'right engine fire detection #2.' EICAS message cleared itself prior to arriving to gate. Contract maintenance called to inspect engine confirmed damage to cowling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 CAPT RPTS ON POSTFLT INSPECTION FOUND #2 ENG 'C' DUCT LATCHES ACCESS DOOR OPEN WITH HONEYCOMB DAMAGE TO COWLING.
Narrative: POSTFLT INSPECTION FOUND ACCESS PANEL OR #2 ENG OPEN AT 6:00 O'CLOCK POS. EVIDENCE OF HONEYCOMB DAMAGE TO SAME ENG ON L SIDE OF ENG IN AREA OF C DUCT. ON SHORT FINAL OF THIS FLT, EICAS STATUS MESSAGE ANNUNCIATED 'R ENG FIRE DETECTION #2.' EICAS MESSAGE CLRED ITSELF PRIOR TO ARRIVING TO GATE. CONTRACT MAINT CALLED TO INSPECT ENG CONFIRMED DAMAGE TO COWLING.
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.