Narrative:

Despite assurances by chief pilot of a 'low deferred item count per aircraft,' following 2 flts, had numerous maintenance carry-over items as listed -- XXX-ZZZ: autoplt system ILS GS approach mode inoperative, #1 thrust reverser inoperative, #1 fuel tank quantity indicator inoperative, nose tire showing cord with 4 more lndgs available, en route a #2 fuel tank boost pump circuit breaker popped. ZZZ-xyz: landing light inoperative, wing position light inoperative, seat belt/no smoking lights burnt out, #2 fuel flow indicator inoperative. I think it's best summed up by mechanic in ZZZ. After telling him about aircraft, he said, 'it's not laying over here, so it's no program.' air carrier is either lying, deceiving, or in denial about its maintenance problem. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter states the aircraft was a B727-200 with P&west JT8D-7 engines and had stayed overnight at XXX with no work accomplished on the numerous deferred maintenance items. The reporter advises the situation of dispatching an aircraft with numerous maintenance deferred items is getting worse. The reporter stated the company is playing a numbers game with its maintenance program.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 WAS DISPATCHED WITH NUMEROUS DEFERRED OR MAINT CARRY-OVER ITEMS NOT CORRECTED ON OVERNIGHT LAYOVER.

Narrative: DESPITE ASSURANCES BY CHIEF PLT OF A 'LOW DEFERRED ITEM COUNT PER ACFT,' FOLLOWING 2 FLTS, HAD NUMEROUS MAINT CARRY-OVER ITEMS AS LISTED -- XXX-ZZZ: AUTOPLT SYS ILS GS APCH MODE INOP, #1 THRUST REVERSER INOP, #1 FUEL TANK QUANTITY INDICATOR INOP, NOSE TIRE SHOWING CORD WITH 4 MORE LNDGS AVAILABLE, ENRTE A #2 FUEL TANK BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. ZZZ-XYZ: LNDG LIGHT INOP, WING POS LIGHT INOP, SEAT BELT/NO SMOKING LIGHTS BURNT OUT, #2 FUEL FLOW INDICATOR INOP. I THINK IT'S BEST SUMMED UP BY MECH IN ZZZ. AFTER TELLING HIM ABOUT ACFT, HE SAID, 'IT'S NOT LAYING OVER HERE, SO IT'S NO PROGRAM.' ACR IS EITHER LYING, DECEIVING, OR IN DENIAL ABOUT ITS MAINT PROB. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATES THE ACFT WAS A B727-200 WITH P&W JT8D-7 ENGS AND HAD STAYED OVERNIGHT AT XXX WITH NO WORK ACCOMPLISHED ON THE NUMEROUS DEFERRED MAINT ITEMS. THE RPTR ADVISES THE SIT OF DISPATCHING AN ACFT WITH NUMEROUS MAINT DEFERRED ITEMS IS GETTING WORSE. THE RPTR STATED THE COMPANY IS PLAYING A NUMBERS GAME WITH ITS MAINT PROGRAM.

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.