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Flight crew of commuter saab aircraft had rudder limiter MEL'ed inoperative. They noticed that the 180 KT airspeed required per MEL had been exceeded. Maintenance secured a letter from manufacturer that no damage occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374558 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 374558 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On jul/gg/97 aircraft rudder limiter was MEL'ed inoperative. Into our second flight in aircraft on jul/MM/97, we noticed that on jul/jj/97 the 180 KT airspeed required (as per the MEL) had been exceeded. Upon landing we notified maintenance and secured a letter from the manufacturer (saab) that with the information given, no damage occurred. Current company policies and procedures do not adequately prevent this situation from occurring. I believe a placard in the cockpit would solve the problem. On day of occurrence we had 4 aircraft in 6 legs making situation more difficult.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF COMMUTER SAAB ACFT HAD RUDDER LIMITER MEL'ED INOP. THEY NOTICED THAT THE 180 KT AIRSPD REQUIRED PER MEL HAD BEEN EXCEEDED. MAINT SECURED A LETTER FROM MANUFACTURER THAT NO DAMAGE OCCURRED.
Narrative: ON JUL/GG/97 ACFT RUDDER LIMITER WAS MEL'ED INOP. INTO OUR SECOND FLT IN ACFT ON JUL/MM/97, WE NOTICED THAT ON JUL/JJ/97 THE 180 KT AIRSPD REQUIRED (AS PER THE MEL) HAD BEEN EXCEEDED. UPON LNDG WE NOTIFIED MAINT AND SECURED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER (SAAB) THAT WITH THE INFO GIVEN, NO DAMAGE OCCURRED. CURRENT COMPANY POLICIES AND PROCS DO NOT ADEQUATELY PREVENT THIS SIT FROM OCCURRING. I BELIEVE A PLACARD IN THE COCKPIT WOULD SOLVE THE PROB. ON DAY OF OCCURRENCE WE HAD 4 ACFT IN 6 LEGS MAKING SIT MORE DIFFICULT.
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.