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A first officer's clip board holder was meled and duct taped to the sliding window which blocked the evacuation checklist. The crew devised an alternative procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 969825 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201109 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 25000 Flight Crew Type 7000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We had a deferred first officer clip board holder that was duct taped to the sliding window and frame. En route we realized that the new evacuation SOP has the first officer reading and doing the procedure. The first officer could not read from the right because the duct tape covered the checklist and the first officer could not see to read the checklist on the captain's clipboard. Maintenance was contacted and asked if the MEL allowed the checklist to be covered with duct tape. The answer was unclear. We devised an alternate procedure and made an ACARS frm entry for the covered checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A First Officer's clip board holder was MELed and duct taped to the sliding window which blocked the evacuation checklist. The crew devised an alternative procedure.
Narrative: We had a deferred First Officer clip board holder that was duct taped to the sliding window and frame. En route we realized that the new evacuation SOP has the First Officer reading and doing the procedure. The First Officer could not read from the right because the duct tape covered the checklist and the First Officer could not see to read the checklist on the Captain's clipboard. Maintenance was contacted and asked if the MEL allowed the checklist to be covered with duct tape. The answer was unclear. We devised an alternate procedure and made an ACARS FRM entry for the covered checklist.
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.