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An L1011 was dispatched in non compliance with the left and right forward entrance door flight attendant's jump seats deferred as inoperative in conflict with the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 454141 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Sun |
| 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 | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | L-1011-500 Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 454141 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| 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 other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Air carrier flight xyz nov/xa/99, ZZZ-fll, had 2 MEL's added after the flight dispatch release was sent and original dispatcher relieved. L1011 maintenance coordinator called for dispatch approval for MEL 25-21-01A for flight attendant jump seat 1R to be added to fdr. Then asked for same MEL for flight attendant jump seat 1L to be added. He explained that flight attendants were to take adjacent first class seats with passenger displaced. The crew and dispatcher questioned the MEL and were convinced that maintenance's interpretation of the MEL was correct. The flight traveled to fll. I reread the MEL and asked fellow dispatchers for their interpretation. We agreed that the maintenance coordinator was incorrect. One of the seats should have been repaired in atl. A new crew in fll called to question the MEL. We instructed maintenance to repair 1 flight attendant jump seat in fll before flight departed. The MEL in question has been forwarded to the flight control MEL specialist for his review and clarification.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN L1011 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE L AND R FORWARD ENTRANCE DOOR FLT ATTENDANT'S JUMP SEATS DEFERRED AS INOP IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL.
Narrative: ACR FLT XYZ NOV/XA/99, ZZZ-FLL, HAD 2 MEL'S ADDED AFTER THE FLT DISPATCH RELEASE WAS SENT AND ORIGINAL DISPATCHER RELIEVED. L1011 MAINT COORDINATOR CALLED FOR DISPATCH APPROVAL FOR MEL 25-21-01A FOR FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT 1R TO BE ADDED TO FDR. THEN ASKED FOR SAME MEL FOR FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT 1L TO BE ADDED. HE EXPLAINED THAT FLT ATTENDANTS WERE TO TAKE ADJACENT FIRST CLASS SEATS WITH PAX DISPLACED. THE CREW AND DISPATCHER QUESTIONED THE MEL AND WERE CONVINCED THAT MAINT'S INTERP OF THE MEL WAS CORRECT. THE FLT TRAVELED TO FLL. I REREAD THE MEL AND ASKED FELLOW DISPATCHERS FOR THEIR INTERP. WE AGREED THAT THE MAINT COORDINATOR WAS INCORRECT. ONE OF THE SEATS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED IN ATL. A NEW CREW IN FLL CALLED TO QUESTION THE MEL. WE INSTRUCTED MAINT TO REPAIR 1 FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT IN FLL BEFORE FLT DEPARTED. THE MEL IN QUESTION HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE FLT CTL MEL SPECIALIST FOR HIS REVIEW AND CLARIFICATION.
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.