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A B727 was dispatched with a deferred item on the #2 fueling valve and did not have the MEL special procedures accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 433924 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : wsss.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 433924 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | MEL 28-00-01A |
Narrative:
I was assigned to work on a B727 aircraft. I received a copy of the list for maintenance carryover items. That is where I noticed the flight crew had put the #2 refuel valve on maintenance carryover using MEL reference aa-aa-aa. I was told there wasn't time to work on the #2 refuel valve, and to leave it on maintenance carryover. I looked up the MEL reference. It stated that the flight crew could place the #2 refuel valve on maintenance carryover and that any portion of the system which operates normally may be used. The maintenance procedure is to manually open the valve. Monitor the #2 fuel tank for required amount of fuel indication. When required amount of fuel has been delivered, manually close the valve. Restore the aircraft to its normal confign. I didn't perform the maintenance procedure because the aircraft wasn't fueled. I have filled out a technical publication change request in order to clarify the maintenance procedure in regard to what should be entered in the logbook as a result of operation of the refuel valve.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A DEFERRED ITEM ON THE #2 FUELING VALVE AND DID NOT HAVE THE MEL SPECIAL PROCS ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK ON A B727 ACFT. I RECEIVED A COPY OF THE LIST FOR MAINT CARRYOVER ITEMS. THAT IS WHERE I NOTICED THE FLC HAD PUT THE #2 REFUEL VALVE ON MAINT CARRYOVER USING MEL REF AA-AA-AA. I WAS TOLD THERE WASN'T TIME TO WORK ON THE #2 REFUEL VALVE, AND TO LEAVE IT ON MAINT CARRYOVER. I LOOKED UP THE MEL REF. IT STATED THAT THE FLC COULD PLACE THE #2 REFUEL VALVE ON MAINT CARRYOVER AND THAT ANY PORTION OF THE SYS WHICH OPERATES NORMALLY MAY BE USED. THE MAINT PROC IS TO MANUALLY OPEN THE VALVE. MONITOR THE #2 FUEL TANK FOR REQUIRED AMOUNT OF FUEL INDICATION. WHEN REQUIRED AMOUNT OF FUEL HAS BEEN DELIVERED, MANUALLY CLOSE THE VALVE. RESTORE THE ACFT TO ITS NORMAL CONFIGN. I DIDN'T PERFORM THE MAINT PROC BECAUSE THE ACFT WASN'T FUELED. I HAVE FILLED OUT A TECHNICAL PUB CHANGE REQUEST IN ORDER TO CLARIFY THE MAINT PROC IN REGARD TO WHAT SHOULD BE ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK AS A RESULT OF OP OF THE REFUEL VALVE.
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.