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A fokker 100 was dispatched in non compliance with the emergency floor escape lighting deferred as needing repair in conflict with the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 428402 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 428402 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : mech 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
It has been brought to my attention that I incorrectly deferred repair to the emergency floor track lighting clear lens cover by using general procedures manual xyz. I am clear now on the correct use of general procedures manual xyz and will refrain from deferring any safety related item with it. Arrangements have been made to repair the aircraft prior to the next flight here at ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FOKKER 100 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE EMER FLOOR ESCAPE LIGHTING DEFERRED AS NEEDING REPAIR IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL.
Narrative: IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT I INCORRECTLY DEFERRED REPAIR TO THE EMER FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING CLR LENS COVER BY USING GENERAL PROCS MANUAL XYZ. I AM CLR NOW ON THE CORRECT USE OF GENERAL PROCS MANUAL XYZ AND WILL REFRAIN FROM DEFERRING ANY SAFETY RELATED ITEM WITH IT. ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPAIR THE ACFT PRIOR TO THE NEXT FLT HERE AT ZZZ.
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.