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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with #2 engine pressure ratio indicator inoperative, but no aircraft performance numbers in the flight operating manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 471957 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Fri |
| 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-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 471957 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 471956 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 969 |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | FLIGHT OPERATION MANUAL |
Narrative:
We were given an aircraft with the right EPR gauge MEL deferred inoperative. Per the MEL, there is power information to be obtained from the performance manual. Most everything was there, but climb and go around settings were given in EPR instead of N1. We set power on the right engine by setting EPR on the good engine gauge and matching the N1's to each other. I have been informed that may not have been a proper way to accomplish this.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH #2 ENG PRESSURE RATIO INDICATOR INOP, BUT NO ACFT PERFORMANCE NUMBERS IN THE FLT OPERATING MANUAL.
Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN AN ACFT WITH THE R EPR GAUGE MEL DEFERRED INOP. PER THE MEL, THERE IS PWR INFO TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE PERFORMANCE MANUAL. MOST EVERYTHING WAS THERE, BUT CLB AND GAR SETTINGS WERE GIVEN IN EPR INSTEAD OF N1. WE SET PWR ON THE R ENG BY SETTING EPR ON THE GOOD ENG GAUGE AND MATCHING THE N1'S TO EACH OTHER. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A PROPER WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS.
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.