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A B757 was dispatched in non compliance with a galley drain deferred as inoperative per the MEL but with no special procedures accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435265 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Fri |
| 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 | B757-200 |
| 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 | 435265 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 969 |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On apr/xa/99, I was assigned to work on aircraft xyz to unclog a mid galley drain. I went to work on the aircraft with another more experienced mechanic. Since we had multiple write-ups I tried to unclog the drain but it would only drain slowly so I deferred the drain. I asked the other mechanic how should I defer it. On his advice, I deferred it per MEL xx-zz since I am new on line maintenance. I took his advice and today I received this letter. FAA wxyz made me realize I made a mistake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A GALLEY DRAIN DEFERRED AS INOP PER THE MEL BUT WITH NO SPECIAL PROCS ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: ON APR/XA/99, I WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK ON ACFT XYZ TO UNCLOG A MID GALLEY DRAIN. I WENT TO WORK ON THE ACFT WITH ANOTHER MORE EXPERIENCED MECH. SINCE WE HAD MULTIPLE WRITE-UPS I TRIED TO UNCLOG THE DRAIN BUT IT WOULD ONLY DRAIN SLOWLY SO I DEFERRED THE DRAIN. I ASKED THE OTHER MECH HOW SHOULD I DEFER IT. ON HIS ADVICE, I DEFERRED IT PER MEL XX-ZZ SINCE I AM NEW ON LINE MAINT. I TOOK HIS ADVICE AND TODAY I RECEIVED THIS LETTER. FAA WXYZ MADE ME REALIZE I MADE A MISTAKE.
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.