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A DC10 is flown back to a major united states airport with the 'dual land inoperative,' past the 10 days allowed for repairs by the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 434880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lfpg.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 434880 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I flew a DC10, that had an MEL item that was not repaired in the required time. The MEL item was 'dual land inoperative' which is given 10 days to repair. My oversight was I accepted the aircraft and flew it from cdg to dtw on the 11TH day, 1 day beyond the required 10 days. In retrospect, the aircraft should have been repaired, and the MEL item cleared in paris before departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC10 IS FLOWN BACK TO A MAJOR UNITED STATES ARPT WITH THE 'DUAL LAND INOP,' PAST THE 10 DAYS ALLOWED FOR REPAIRS BY THE MEL.
Narrative: I FLEW A DC10, THAT HAD AN MEL ITEM THAT WAS NOT REPAIRED IN THE REQUIRED TIME. THE MEL ITEM WAS 'DUAL LAND INOP' WHICH IS GIVEN 10 DAYS TO REPAIR. MY OVERSIGHT WAS I ACCEPTED THE ACFT AND FLEW IT FROM CDG TO DTW ON THE 11TH DAY, 1 DAY BEYOND THE REQUIRED 10 DAYS. IN RETROSPECT, THE ACFT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, AND THE MEL ITEM CLRED IN PARIS BEFORE DEP.
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.