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An MD80 had both the flight attendant call light and cabin to cockpit call chime as deferred maintenance items. Aircraft flown in passenger operation prior to repair.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 446160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phx.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-82 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 446160 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Had maintenance deferral of forward overhead flight attendant call light inoperative added to a deferral of cabin to cockpit call chime inoperative. One or the other should be deferred -- not both. Aircraft was fixed and deferrals cleared at destination station.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 HAD BOTH THE FLT ATTENDANT CALL LIGHT AND CABIN TO COCKPIT CALL CHIME AS DEFERRED MAINT ITEMS. ACFT FLOWN IN PAX OP PRIOR TO REPAIR.
Narrative: HAD MAINT DEFERRAL OF FORWARD OVERHEAD FLT ATTENDANT CALL LIGHT INOP ADDED TO A DEFERRAL OF CABIN TO COCKPIT CALL CHIME INOP. ONE OR THE OTHER SHOULD BE DEFERRED -- NOT BOTH. ACFT WAS FIXED AND DEFERRALS CLRED AT DEST STATION.
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.