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Flight crew of an large transport failed to follow all MEL provisions when operating with an inoperative item of equipment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 294297 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199501 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 294297 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We had a left recirculating fan on maintenance contingency order. This led us to the MEL. After reviewing the steps to be followed, we had several discussions with maintenance to see if we should resolve the problem. After some pressure by the mechanics, we decided to go. We thought we had followed all of the items in the MEL. However, when we arrived in den, the dispatcher called us and told us that we had forgotten the fact that we were to have no combustible material in the aft cargo bin. We had all overlooked this. Moral of the story is to read the MEL closely, and review it as you read the checklist, as well as make notes to yourself about special requirements.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LGT FAILED TO FOLLOW ALL MEL PROVISIONS WHEN OPERATING WITH AN INOP ITEM OF EQUIP.
Narrative: WE HAD A L RECIRCULATING FAN ON MAINT CONTINGENCY ORDER. THIS LED US TO THE MEL. AFTER REVIEWING THE STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED, WE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH MAINT TO SEE IF WE SHOULD RESOLVE THE PROB. AFTER SOME PRESSURE BY THE MECHS, WE DECIDED TO GO. WE THOUGHT WE HAD FOLLOWED ALL OF THE ITEMS IN THE MEL. HOWEVER, WHEN WE ARRIVED IN DEN, THE DISPATCHER CALLED US AND TOLD US THAT WE HAD FORGOTTEN THE FACT THAT WE WERE TO HAVE NO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL IN THE AFT CARGO BIN. WE HAD ALL OVERLOOKED THIS. MORAL OF THE STORY IS TO READ THE MEL CLOSELY, AND REVIEW IT AS YOU READ THE CHKLIST, AS WELL AS MAKE NOTES TO YOURSELF ABOUT SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.