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B737-300 crew was cleared to lower the flaps by the deicing crew so the flaps could be deiced. A mechanic later noted the flaps were lowered onto a baggage cart.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 606776 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cyyc.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : deice proc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 606776 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 606775 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Parked at gate preparing for deicing. Talking to the deice crew, I asked to have the deicing done with the flaps down. I then asked if he wanted the flaps down now or later in the procedure. He said it was ok to bring them down now. Again, I confirmed to bring them down now. He said 'yeah, bring them down now.' so I said 'ok. Here they come.' I then nodded to the first officer, who was listening and agreed we had permission to lower the flaps and she did. He then said he'd get back to us when he was done. That's the last I heard of it until a mechanic came up about 15 mins later and told us what happened. Flaps evidently came down on a luggage cart.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 CREW WAS CLRED TO LOWER THE FLAPS BY THE DEICING CREW SO THE FLAPS COULD BE DEICED. A MECH LATER NOTED THE FLAPS WERE LOWERED ONTO A BAGGAGE CART.
Narrative: PARKED AT GATE PREPARING FOR DEICING. TALKING TO THE DEICE CREW, I ASKED TO HAVE THE DEICING DONE WITH THE FLAPS DOWN. I THEN ASKED IF HE WANTED THE FLAPS DOWN NOW OR LATER IN THE PROC. HE SAID IT WAS OK TO BRING THEM DOWN NOW. AGAIN, I CONFIRMED TO BRING THEM DOWN NOW. HE SAID 'YEAH, BRING THEM DOWN NOW.' SO I SAID 'OK. HERE THEY COME.' I THEN NODDED TO THE FO, WHO WAS LISTENING AND AGREED WE HAD PERMISSION TO LOWER THE FLAPS AND SHE DID. HE THEN SAID HE'D GET BACK TO US WHEN HE WAS DONE. THAT'S THE LAST I HEARD OF IT UNTIL A MECH CAME UP ABOUT 15 MINS LATER AND TOLD US WHAT HAPPENED. FLAPS EVIDENTLY CAME DOWN ON A LUGGAGE CART.
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.