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An MD81 was dispatched in non compliance with the forward attendant call light deferred as inoperative in conflict with the MEL and previous deferred call chime inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 446658 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| 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 | MD-81 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 446658 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Call light above forward flight attendant station would not illuminate. At the time, the flight attendant call chime system was also deferred. I deferred the call light system, which is in conflict with the MEL. The aircraft was dispatched from ZZZ to abc. The error in the conflicting MEL's was discovered by the flight crew picking up the aircraft in abc. Our out station maintenance contractor was contacted, who repaired the call bell deferral, and the aircraft was dispatched back to ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD81 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE FORWARD ATTENDANT CALL LIGHT DEFERRED AS INOP IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL AND PREVIOUS DEFERRED CALL CHIME INOP.
Narrative: CALL LIGHT ABOVE FORWARD FLT ATTENDANT STATION WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. AT THE TIME, THE FLT ATTENDANT CALL CHIME SYS WAS ALSO DEFERRED. I DEFERRED THE CALL LIGHT SYS, WHICH IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL. THE ACFT WAS DISPATCHED FROM ZZZ TO ABC. THE ERROR IN THE CONFLICTING MEL'S WAS DISCOVERED BY THE FLC PICKING UP THE ACFT IN ABC. OUR OUT STATION MAINT CONTRACTOR WAS CONTACTED, WHO REPAIRED THE CALL BELL DEFERRAL, AND THE ACFT WAS DISPATCHED BACK TO ZZZ.
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.