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Aci found FOD to aircraft engine after first officer had completed his preflight inspection. Maintenance required before aircraft could continue.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 94569 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198809 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mob |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 94569 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During an intermediate stop I conducted a normal preflight inspection of the aircraft. A flashlight was used during the preflight because of darkness and no irregularities were noted. After completion of the preflight I was greeted by an FAA examiner who pointed out FOD damage to the #2 engine which became obvious to me upon re-examination. The aircraft was downed and appropriate maintenance actions performed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACI FOUND FOD TO ACFT ENGINE AFTER FO HAD COMPLETED HIS PREFLT INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE REQUIRED BEFORE ACFT COULD CONTINUE.
Narrative: DURING AN INTERMEDIATE STOP I CONDUCTED A NORMAL PREFLT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT. A FLASHLIGHT WAS USED DURING THE PREFLT BECAUSE OF DARKNESS AND NO IRREGULARITIES WERE NOTED. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PREFLT I WAS GREETED BY AN FAA EXAMINER WHO POINTED OUT FOD DAMAGE TO THE #2 ENG WHICH BECAME OBVIOUS TO ME UPON RE-EXAM. THE ACFT WAS DOWNED AND APPROPRIATE MAINT ACTIONS PERFORMED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.