The crew of a B757 departed sfo with the right half of the captain's instrument panel not fastened in place. On rotation the panel moved aft 2-3 inches. With the first officer flying; the captain was able to push it back in and continue the flight.

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Attributes
ACN	700245
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nct.tracon tower : sfo.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	700245
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On departure from sfo; the entire captain right instrument panel fell out of its mount and moved 2-3 inches aft. The captain lost sight of the altimeter; vvi and his clock; in addition to all 3 standby instruments. Apparently; all 4 or 6 screws had been loosened prior to this and were not secured prior to flight. Because of 9/11 actions of the tsa; the pilots no longer have access to a simple screwdriver that could have fixed the problem. We were able to secure 1 screw and able to continue the flight. Had it been instrument conditions; this problem could have had real consequences.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE CREW OF A B757 DEPARTED SFO WITH THE R HALF OF THE CAPT'S INST PANEL NOT FASTENED IN PLACE. ON ROTATION THE PANEL MOVED AFT 2-3 INCHES. WITH THE FO FLYING; THE CAPT WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT BACK IN AND CONTINUE THE FLT.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM SFO; THE ENTIRE CAPT R INST PANEL FELL OUT OF ITS MOUNT AND MOVED 2-3 INCHES AFT. THE CAPT LOST SIGHT OF THE ALTIMETER; VVI AND HIS CLOCK; IN ADDITION TO ALL 3 STANDBY INSTS. APPARENTLY; ALL 4 OR 6 SCREWS HAD BEEN LOOSENED PRIOR TO THIS AND WERE NOT SECURED PRIOR TO FLT. BECAUSE OF 9/11 ACTIONS OF THE TSA; THE PLTS NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO A SIMPLE SCREWDRIVER THAT COULD HAVE FIXED THE PROB. WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE 1 SCREW AND ABLE TO CONTINUE THE FLT. HAD IT BEEN INST CONDITIONS; THIS PROB COULD HAVE HAD REAL CONSEQUENCES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.