<< >> NASA ASRS Report 464769, February 2000

An MD11 was dispatched in non compliance with a wing inboard flap track fairing removed per the cdl but maintenance failed to advise dispatch.

Attributes
ACN	464769
Time
Date	200002
Day	Tue
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	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance
Situations
Publication	Configuration Deviation List

Narrative:

Inboard flap track fairing was previously placarded as cdl item, and the computer generated release and placard had no mention of this in the remarks section or placard cdl required an increase in minimum fuel requirements and an adjustment to the maximum allowable takeoff weight computation. Dispatch was radioed before we left the gate, and they advised that they had nothing about this cdl item in the computer. It appears that this aircraft may have operated on multiple flts without dispatch or pilot required corrections. Perhaps this should be brought to the attention of the maintenance, dispatch, and flight department management team. Also, it may be appropriate to remind all crew members that it is important to check the respective MEL/cdl for every placarded item.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD11 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A WING INBOARD FLAP TRACK FAIRING REMOVED PER THE CDL BUT MAINT FAILED TO ADVISE DISPATCH.

Narrative: INBOARD FLAP TRACK FAIRING WAS PREVIOUSLY PLACARDED AS CDL ITEM, AND THE COMPUTER GENERATED RELEASE AND PLACARD HAD NO MENTION OF THIS IN THE REMARKS SECTION OR PLACARD CDL REQUIRED AN INCREASE IN MINIMUM FUEL REQUIREMENTS AND AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE MAX ALLOWABLE TKOF WT COMPUTATION. DISPATCH WAS RADIOED BEFORE WE LEFT THE GATE, AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY HAD NOTHING ABOUT THIS CDL ITEM IN THE COMPUTER. IT APPEARS THAT THIS ACFT MAY HAVE OPERATED ON MULTIPLE FLTS WITHOUT DISPATCH OR PLT REQUIRED CORRECTIONS. PERHAPS THIS SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTN OF THE MAINT, DISPATCH, AND FLT DEPT MGMNT TEAM. ALSO, IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO REMIND ALL CREW MEMBERS THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO CHK THE RESPECTIVE MEL/CDL FOR EVERY PLACARDED ITEM.

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.