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Maintenance technician reported an A321 had uncommanded engine shutdown and was incorrectly deferred per MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1634815 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
This aircraft had an uncommanded engine shutdown after engine start. The computer had it written as uncompounded but the logbook showed otherwise. Mx placed the hp valve on MEL locking it closed and sent the aircraft onto three more flights with a potential hazard of another uncommanded shutdown happening. [Required troubleshooting] was not accomplished at time of event as it should have been. This [troubleshooting] should have been accomplished immediately. The aircraft was removed from service [after its flights] for this task and repairs to be accomplished.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Maintenance Technician reported an A321 had uncommanded engine shutdown and was incorrectly deferred per MEL.
Narrative: This aircraft had an uncommanded engine shutdown after engine start. The computer had it written as uncompounded but the logbook showed otherwise. MX placed the hp valve on MEL locking it closed and sent the aircraft onto three more flights with a potential hazard of another uncommanded shutdown happening. [Required troubleshooting] was not accomplished at time of event as it should have been. This [troubleshooting] should have been accomplished immediately. The aircraft was removed from service [after its flights] for this task and repairs to be accomplished.
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.