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Upon arrival; two pilots are informed by a FAA inspector; the B737-700 they had flown; was out of compliance with an airworthiness directive that required repositioning of an anti-ice duct clamp in the refueling bay panel area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 805991 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 211 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 805991 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 805992 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon arrival; FAA inspector went up to the refueling panel and discovered a clamp that had not been corrected; as directed by an airworthiness directive. Supplemental information from acn 805992: an FAA maintenance inspector doing random checks told us the aircraft we had flown in was out of compliance with an airworthiness directive.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UPON ARRIVAL; TWO PILOTS ARE INFORMED BY A FAA INSPECTOR; THE B737-700 THEY HAD FLOWN; WAS OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE THAT REQUIRED REPOSITIONING OF AN ANTI-ICE DUCT CLAMP IN THE REFUELING BAY PANEL AREA.
Narrative: UPON ARR; FAA INSPECTOR WENT UP TO THE REFUELING PANEL AND DISCOVERED A CLAMP THAT HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED; AS DIRECTED BY AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 805992: AN FAA MAINT INSPECTOR DOING RANDOM CHKS TOLD US THE ACFT WE HAD FLOWN IN WAS OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE.
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.