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Flight crew of SF34 advised by FAA ramp inspector that jack pads used for weighing the aircraft had not been removed prior to flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 780225 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| 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 | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 780225 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 780224 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Prior to departure; the FAA started inspecting our aircraft. The captain went outside and spoke to them. Upon returning to the flight deck; he informed me that jack pads were still on our aircraft. The aircraft had been ferried from ZZZ1. After the aircraft arrived; we walked out to it and began getting ready for departure. I performed a preflight. Since it was not the first flight of the day; I did not do such things as open the gear doors. I made sure that the aircraft was in airworthy condition and returned to the flight deck. I performed 4 more pre-/postflts before the jack pads were brought to my attention. There were no 'remove before flight' tags on them. Without the tags; the jack pads looked like any other domed metal piece on the aircraft. I know that if the jack pads had the 'remove before flight' tags on them; as they were supposed to; we would have definitely spotted them. Supplemental information from acn 780224: the aircraft had just come out of weighing when it was returned to the line. A jack pad was left attached to the aircraft which was not discovered by maintenance; ground; or the flight crew on the pre- or postflt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF SF34 ADVISED BY FAA RAMP INSPECTOR THAT JACK PADS USED FOR WEIGHING THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED PRIOR TO FLT.
Narrative: PRIOR TO DEP; THE FAA STARTED INSPECTING OUR ACFT. THE CAPT WENT OUTSIDE AND SPOKE TO THEM. UPON RETURNING TO THE FLT DECK; HE INFORMED ME THAT JACK PADS WERE STILL ON OUR ACFT. THE ACFT HAD BEEN FERRIED FROM ZZZ1. AFTER THE ACFT ARRIVED; WE WALKED OUT TO IT AND BEGAN GETTING READY FOR DEP. I PERFORMED A PREFLT. SINCE IT WAS NOT THE FIRST FLT OF THE DAY; I DID NOT DO SUCH THINGS AS OPEN THE GEAR DOORS. I MADE SURE THAT THE ACFT WAS IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION AND RETURNED TO THE FLT DECK. I PERFORMED 4 MORE PRE-/POSTFLTS BEFORE THE JACK PADS WERE BROUGHT TO MY ATTN. THERE WERE NO 'REMOVE BEFORE FLT' TAGS ON THEM. WITHOUT THE TAGS; THE JACK PADS LOOKED LIKE ANY OTHER DOMED METAL PIECE ON THE ACFT. I KNOW THAT IF THE JACK PADS HAD THE 'REMOVE BEFORE FLT' TAGS ON THEM; AS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO; WE WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY SPOTTED THEM. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 780224: THE ACFT HAD JUST COME OUT OF WEIGHING WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO THE LINE. A JACK PAD WAS LEFT ATTACHED TO THE ACFT WHICH WAS NOT DISCOVERED BY MAINT; GND; OR THE FLT CREW ON THE PRE- OR POSTFLT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.