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With one deferred escape slide, it was illegal to carry jump seat passenger. Reporter flight crew was unaware of that restr until called to their attention by mechanic after that flight landed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 327640 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 24 |
| ASRS Report | 327640 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 270 |
| ASRS Report | 327055 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On feb/xx/96, flight (mem-slc) was supplied a flight release for an A300 with a deferred escape slide on R-1 door. The flight release also contained the listing of 3 acm's (jump seaters). The captain signed the flight release and we along with the 3 acm's went out to the aircraft. I preflted the aircraft while the captain preflted the cockpit and reviewed the aml and MEL. We departed for slc. Upon arrival the ramp mechanic asked if I was aware that no jump seaters were allowed with the escape slide deferred. I asked the captain about this and we reviewed the MEL together and found that both the captain and local controller had misread the MEL and that no jump seaters are allowed. This occurred during my IOE training with a check airman. I will now personally review the MEL, even though it is not company policy, to ensure we both understand MEL restrs. Two heads are better than one, and this holds true even more now that we are moving towards two man cockpits operating during the middle of the night.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WITH ONE DEFERRED ESCAPE SLIDE, IT WAS ILLEGAL TO CARRY JUMP SEAT PAX. RPTR FLC WAS UNAWARE OF THAT RESTR UNTIL CALLED TO THEIR ATTN BY MECH AFTER THAT FLT LANDED.
Narrative: ON FEB/XX/96, FLT (MEM-SLC) WAS SUPPLIED A FLT RELEASE FOR AN A300 WITH A DEFERRED ESCAPE SLIDE ON R-1 DOOR. THE FLT RELEASE ALSO CONTAINED THE LISTING OF 3 ACM'S (JUMP SEATERS). THE CAPT SIGNED THE FLT RELEASE AND WE ALONG WITH THE 3 ACM'S WENT OUT TO THE ACFT. I PREFLTED THE ACFT WHILE THE CAPT PREFLTED THE COCKPIT AND REVIEWED THE AML AND MEL. WE DEPARTED FOR SLC. UPON ARR THE RAMP MECH ASKED IF I WAS AWARE THAT NO JUMP SEATERS WERE ALLOWED WITH THE ESCAPE SLIDE DEFERRED. I ASKED THE CAPT ABOUT THIS AND WE REVIEWED THE MEL TOGETHER AND FOUND THAT BOTH THE CAPT AND LCL CTLR HAD MISREAD THE MEL AND THAT NO JUMP SEATERS ARE ALLOWED. THIS OCCURRED DURING MY IOE TRAINING WITH A CHK AIRMAN. I WILL NOW PERSONALLY REVIEW THE MEL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT COMPANY POLICY, TO ENSURE WE BOTH UNDERSTAND MEL RESTRS. TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE, AND THIS HOLDS TRUE EVEN MORE NOW THAT WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS TWO MAN COCKPITS OPERATING DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
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.