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An MD80 was dispatched with the ground interphone headset cord attached to the airplane. Flight returned to the field for cord removal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 594352 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 2 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 19 flight attendant time total : 19 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 594352 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Ground personnel had left a cord attached to the outside of aircraft. On takeoff and climb the cord was hitting the side of aircraft making a noise. Aircraft circled and prepared to land back at ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE GND INTERPHONE HEADSET CORD ATTACHED TO THE AIRPLANE. FLT RETURNED TO THE FIELD FOR CORD REMOVAL.
Narrative: GND PERSONNEL HAD LEFT A CORD ATTACHED TO THE OUTSIDE OF ACFT. ON TKOF AND CLB THE CORD WAS HITTING THE SIDE OF ACFT MAKING A NOISE. ACFT CIRCLED AND PREPARED TO LAND BACK AT ZZZ.
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.