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A commercial fixed wing aircraft was dispatched with fuel boost pumps deferred as inoperative but the MEL requirement to advise the maintenance controller was not done.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 443992 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Sun |
| 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 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 443992 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Misread MEL xx-yya which also includes MEL xx-zza and MEL xx-zzb. Was looking at MEL xx-yyb which includes both pumps OTS but never advised maintenance technician. Late night shift played a major role in my final decision for approval of this MEL. Major part of the problem at the time of my decision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING ACFT WAS DISPATCHED WITH FUEL BOOST PUMPS DEFERRED AS INOP BUT THE MEL REQUIREMENT TO ADVISE THE MAINT CTLR WAS NOT DONE.
Narrative: MISREAD MEL XX-YYA WHICH ALSO INCLUDES MEL XX-ZZA AND MEL XX-ZZB. WAS LOOKING AT MEL XX-YYB WHICH INCLUDES BOTH PUMPS OTS BUT NEVER ADVISED MAINT TECHNICIAN. LATE NIGHT SHIFT PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN MY FINAL DECISION FOR APPROVAL OF THIS MEL. MAJOR PART OF THE PROB AT THE TIME OF MY DECISION.
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.