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A319 captain reports being dispatched with an MEL for a root fillet fairing which states the flight control position indicator in the cockpit was unreliable and contained a long and potentially dangerous preflight check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1089153 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201305 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Wing Skin |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 24000 Flight Crew Type 10000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Reviewing my flight plan I noticed in the MEL item info on first page of flight plan an MEL item referring only to a 'root fillet fairing' and no other items. Researching the item listed I came across another MEL item of far worse consequences; stating the flight control position indicator in the cockpit was unreliable and contained a long and potentially dangerous preflight check for the flight crew to perform. This plane should not have been in service for 3 days with this problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain reports being dispatched with an MEL for a root fillet fairing which states the flight control position indicator in the cockpit was unreliable and contained a long and potentially dangerous preflight check.
Narrative: Reviewing my flight plan I noticed in the MEL item info on first page of flight plan an MEL item referring only to a 'root fillet fairing' and no other items. Researching the item listed I came across another MEL item of far worse consequences; stating the flight control position indicator in the cockpit was unreliable and contained a long and potentially dangerous preflight check for the flight crew to perform. This plane should not have been in service for 3 days with this problem.
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.