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A B767 captain was pressured to flying an aircraft with a high engine vibration level. Refused to do so.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 793390 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 793390 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : fault isolation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight from ZZZZ to ZZZ1 reported engine vibration above 3.0 on the left engine. Per our maintenance manual above 2.5 is considered abnormal. After speaking to the inbound crew vibration was felt in the rudder pedals; yoke and the throttles and then I refused aircraft for my flight to ZZZ2. After I refused flight I was being pressured by management; maintenance to fly aircraft to ZZZ2.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 CAPT WAS PRESSURED TO FLYING AN ACFT WITH A HIGH ENG VIBRATION LEVEL. REFUSED TO DO SO.
Narrative: FLT FROM ZZZZ TO ZZZ1 RPTED ENG VIBRATION ABOVE 3.0 ON THE L ENG. PER OUR MAINT MANUAL ABOVE 2.5 IS CONSIDERED ABNORMAL. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE INBOUND CREW VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE RUDDER PEDALS; YOKE AND THE THROTTLES AND THEN I REFUSED ACFT FOR MY FLT TO ZZZ2. AFTER I REFUSED FLT I WAS BEING PRESSURED BY MGMNT; MAINT TO FLY ACFT TO ZZZ2.
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.