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A B737-200 was dispatched from a maintenance station in non compliance with a deferred 'leading edge transit' light indication.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 478464 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Tue |
| 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 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 478464 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Incorrect MEL placed on aircraft. Aircraft displayed 'leading edge flap transit' light and departed, twice. Flight xyz and flight XXX on jul/mon/00 and jul/tue/00, respectively. Maintenance control insisted that this is the correct MEL. I questioned them twice but was told it was correct. In retrospect, I believe that they, and I made an error by operating the aircraft in this condition.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 WAS DISPATCHED FROM A MAINT STATION IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A DEFERRED 'LEADING EDGE TRANSIT' LIGHT INDICATION.
Narrative: INCORRECT MEL PLACED ON ACFT. ACFT DISPLAYED 'LEADING EDGE FLAP TRANSIT' LIGHT AND DEPARTED, TWICE. FLT XYZ AND FLT XXX ON JUL/MON/00 AND JUL/TUE/00, RESPECTIVELY. MAINT CTL INSISTED THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT MEL. I QUESTIONED THEM TWICE BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS CORRECT. IN RETROSPECT, I BELIEVE THAT THEY, AND I MADE AN ERROR BY OPERATING THE ACFT IN THIS CONDITION.
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.