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An erj captain was advised he had failed to comply with the requirements of an MEL item on an aircraft he had flown several months prior to his notification.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1047912 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGA.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
I was recently informed that several months ago I flew an aircraft that had an MEL item requirement that was not properly completed by maintenance. Since there is a note in a portion of the MEL remarks/exceptions section that says an EICAS message of E1(2) [engine one or two] rev inhibit will be displayed continuously. I did not notice that this message was not displayed; and that meant the TR was not properly inhibited.there are notes in both the remarks/exceptions column of the MEL as well as in the flight crew operation procedures. Usually the remarks/exceptions column is used in the application of the MEL as I understand it. Putting the note in the flight crew operating procedures column of the MEL would allow us to more easily serve as a backup for maintenance properly complying with this MEL. Other mels have notes about EICAS messages being displayed; and the lack of consistency could cause confusion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An ERJ Captain was advised he had failed to comply with the requirements of an MEL item on an aircraft he had flown several months prior to his notification.
Narrative: I was recently informed that several months ago I flew an aircraft that had an MEL item requirement that was not properly completed by Maintenance. Since there is a note in a portion of the MEL Remarks/Exceptions section that says an EICAS message of E1(2) [Engine one or two] REV INHIBIT will be displayed continuously. I did not notice that this message was not displayed; and that meant the TR was not properly inhibited.There are notes in both the Remarks/Exceptions column of the MEL as well as in the Flight Crew Operation Procedures. Usually the Remarks/Exceptions column is used in the application of the MEL as I understand it. Putting the note in the Flight Crew Operating Procedures column of the MEL would allow us to more easily serve as a backup for maintenance properly complying with this MEL. Other MELs have notes about EICAS messages being displayed; and the lack of consistency could cause confusion.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.