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A320 captain reported that with the maintenance history concerning a system that was deferred he did not accept the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1512659 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Elevator |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 7480 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural MEL |
Narrative:
Upon arrival at gate we found that spoiler elevator computer (second) 3 was written up inbound and there was a maintenance history concerning this system well. I called dispatch and was connected to maintenance control to check on the status of a fix after briefly speaking with a mechanic at the gate (we were told a part was enroute). While talking with maintenance control I was told second 3 was to be deferred inop and I refused this aircraft in the interest of safety after completing the required calls. I felt it was not in the best interest to take this aircraft with a flight control deferral - especially after seeing the history and maintenance unable to track down the exact cause over the previous days. We were soon dispatched with [new] aircraft (which was clean) and departed without further event enroute to ZZZ1.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported that with the maintenance history concerning a system that was deferred he did not accept the aircraft.
Narrative: Upon arrival at gate we found that Spoiler Elevator Computer (SEC) 3 was written up inbound and there was a maintenance history concerning this system well. I called Dispatch and was connected to Maintenance Control to check on the status of a fix after briefly speaking with a mechanic at the gate (we were told a part was enroute). While talking with Maintenance Control I was told SEC 3 was to be deferred inop and I refused this aircraft in the interest of safety after completing the required calls. I felt it was not in the best interest to take this aircraft with a Flight Control deferral - especially after seeing the history and maintenance unable to track down the exact cause over the previous days. We were soon Dispatched with [new] aircraft (which was clean) and departed without further event enroute to ZZZ1.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.