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A B737-400 parked at gate. First officer making walkaround check discovered tire pressure gauge in left wheel well draped over hydraulic lines.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 711691 |
| Time | |
| Date | 2006010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 711691 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Tire gauge left wheel well draped over fluid lines. When maintenance picked up they said they were looking for it; but didn't know where they left it. Effective tool program which is followed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 PARKED AT GATE. FO MAKING WALKAROUND CHK DISCOVERED TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE IN L WHEEL WELL DRAPED OVER HYD LINES.
Narrative: TIRE GAUGE LEFT WHEEL WELL DRAPED OVER FLUID LINES. WHEN MAINT PICKED UP THEY SAID THEY WERE LOOKING FOR IT; BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THEY LEFT IT. EFFECTIVE TOOL PROGRAM WHICH IS FOLLOWED.
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.