A fokker 100 was dispatched with numerous flight computer related reports deferred in conflict with ...

Attributes
ACN	414658
Time
Date	199809
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	414658
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On sep/xa/98 flight xyz ZZZ-XXX aircraft zby, the following event occurred. Reference log page yxyx, PIREP xb, which states during cruise flight several chimes and alerts activated -- FCC 2 messages, autothrottle 2 messages, speed limit flags, no land message, and no windshear guidance message. FCC failure accomplished all on one checklist. Note: this was written up and addressed in ZZZ, inbound flight xyza XXX- ZZZ. I was called out to answer concerns the outbound XXX crew had about the MEL. Upon entering the aircraft and quickly assessing the situation, I determined the PIREP was not addressed correctly. MEL bbbbb was used to defer the PIREP and a maintenance entry to downgrade the landing status. Upon review of the MEL, I found it made no mention of 1) the autothrottle fault, and 2) the windshear fault -- both of which were still present. In review, our contract maintenance mechanic failed to do 2 things. 1) PIREP xb was not correctly deferred per the MEL. 2) did not circle deferred in the action taken block. The crew who flew this aircraft on flight xyz ZZZ-XXX should not have accepted the equipment in this condition.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FOKKER 100 WAS DISPATCHED WITH NUMEROUS FLT COMPUTER RELATED RPTS DEFERRED IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL.

Narrative: ON SEP/XA/98 FLT XYZ ZZZ-XXX ACFT ZBY, THE FOLLOWING EVENT OCCURRED. REF LOG PAGE YXYX, PIREP XB, WHICH STATES DURING CRUISE FLT SEVERAL CHIMES AND ALERTS ACTIVATED -- FCC 2 MESSAGES, AUTOTHROTTLE 2 MESSAGES, SPD LIMIT FLAGS, NO LAND MESSAGE, AND NO WINDSHEAR GUIDANCE MESSAGE. FCC FAILURE ACCOMPLISHED ALL ON ONE CHKLIST. NOTE: THIS WAS WRITTEN UP AND ADDRESSED IN ZZZ, INBOUND FLT XYZA XXX- ZZZ. I WAS CALLED OUT TO ANSWER CONCERNS THE OUTBOUND XXX CREW HAD ABOUT THE MEL. UPON ENTERING THE ACFT AND QUICKLY ASSESSING THE SIT, I DETERMINED THE PIREP WAS NOT ADDRESSED CORRECTLY. MEL BBBBB WAS USED TO DEFER THE PIREP AND A MAINT ENTRY TO DOWNGRADE THE LNDG STATUS. UPON REVIEW OF THE MEL, I FOUND IT MADE NO MENTION OF 1) THE AUTOTHROTTLE FAULT, AND 2) THE WINDSHEAR FAULT -- BOTH OF WHICH WERE STILL PRESENT. IN REVIEW, OUR CONTRACT MAINT MECH FAILED TO DO 2 THINGS. 1) PIREP XB WAS NOT CORRECTLY DEFERRED PER THE MEL. 2) DID NOT CIRCLE DEFERRED IN THE ACTION TAKEN BLOCK. THE CREW WHO FLEW THIS ACFT ON FLT XYZ ZZZ-XXX SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED THE EQUIP IN THIS CONDITION.

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.

A fokker 100 was dispatched with numerous flight computer related reports deferred in conflict with the MEL.