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A B757-200 on takeoff was alerted by the tower that something may have dropped from the aircraft. Crew noted no vibes or malfunction. Found technician's cushion on runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 714600 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| 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 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.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 : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 714600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 714599 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
After takeoff from ZZZ; ZZZ departure control relayed a message from ZZZ tower that something may have fallen from the aircraft during takeoff. The aircraft showed no sign of abnormality other than a tat probe message on the EICAS and the autothrottles disconnected. No vibration noted so we continued on to ZZZ1. A few mins later; ATC relayed the message from ZZZ tower that a mechanic's cushion had been found on or near the departure runway in ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 ON TKOF WAS ALERTED BY THE TWR THAT SOMETHING MAY HAVE DROPPED FROM THE ACFT. CREW NOTED NO VIBES OR MALFUNCTION. FOUND TECHNICIAN'S CUSHION ON RWY.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM ZZZ; ZZZ DEP CTL RELAYED A MESSAGE FROM ZZZ TWR THAT SOMETHING MAY HAVE FALLEN FROM THE ACFT DURING TKOF. THE ACFT SHOWED NO SIGN OF ABNORMALITY OTHER THAN A TAT PROBE MESSAGE ON THE EICAS AND THE AUTOTHROTTLES DISCONNECTED. NO VIBRATION NOTED SO WE CONTINUED ON TO ZZZ1. A FEW MINS LATER; ATC RELAYED THE MESSAGE FROM ZZZ TWR THAT A MECH'S CUSHION HAD BEEN FOUND ON OR NEAR THE DEP RWY IN ZZZ.
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.