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An md super 80 had 2 separate fuel quantity deferred items with the same MEL reference but the air carrier maintenance computer would not allow separate entries with the same reference. Both items were deferred under the same number.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 421764 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 421764 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Reference logbook page xyzbb items xa and xb. Xa reads fuel quantity display indicated blank on ground in channel B. Xb reads fuel quantity display indicated blank at wing station in channel B. I deferred these items per MEL xx- yz. My problem is I had asked for 2 separate tracking numbers (since there were 2 items). I was told the computer would not issue 2 different numbers using the same reference. I used the same reference and tracking numbers for both items since they were the same system. I believe we should be able to get separate tracking numbers if needed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD SUPER 80 HAD 2 SEPARATE FUEL QUANTITY DEFERRED ITEMS WITH THE SAME MEL REF BUT THE ACR MAINT COMPUTER WOULD NOT ALLOW SEPARATE ENTRIES WITH THE SAME REF. BOTH ITEMS WERE DEFERRED UNDER THE SAME NUMBER.
Narrative: REF LOGBOOK PAGE XYZBB ITEMS XA AND XB. XA READS FUEL QUANTITY DISPLAY INDICATED BLANK ON GND IN CHANNEL B. XB READS FUEL QUANTITY DISPLAY INDICATED BLANK AT WING STATION IN CHANNEL B. I DEFERRED THESE ITEMS PER MEL XX- YZ. MY PROB IS I HAD ASKED FOR 2 SEPARATE TRACKING NUMBERS (SINCE THERE WERE 2 ITEMS). I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT ISSUE 2 DIFFERENT NUMBERS USING THE SAME REF. I USED THE SAME REF AND TRACKING NUMBERS FOR BOTH ITEMS SINCE THEY WERE THE SAME SYS. I BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET SEPARATE TRACKING NUMBERS IF NEEDED.
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.