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Two pilots and a mechanic report a 10-inch ford wrench was found wedged inside the #1 engine; aft of the fan section on an A320 aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 928261 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201101 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 21260 Flight Crew Type 6000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter FOD |
Narrative:
Captain on preflight walk around found a wrench lodged between the rotors and stators in engine number one. He alerted me [first officer] and maintenance the wrench was pinned between two door panels. Maintenance opened the engine doors and removed wrench.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Two pilots and a Mechanic report a 10-inch Ford wrench was found wedged inside the #1 engine; aft of the fan section on an A320 aircraft.
Narrative: Captain on preflight walk around found a wrench lodged between the rotors and stators in engine number one. He alerted me [First Officer] and maintenance the wrench was pinned between two door panels. Maintenance opened the engine doors and removed wrench.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.