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A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance with the aircraft thrust management system out of the 10 day limit but with a new deferred item issued extending the 10 day limit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 481765 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Sat |
| 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 | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe technician : fcc |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Lmp (lower minimum performance) was downgraded to 'not CAT ii' due to r-hand autoplt and thrust management on MEL. On day 10 of the MEL the autoplt was fixed yet the thrust management remained on MEL. To circumvent the 10 day restr of the MEL I was instructed by management to clear the placard and reissue it using new authority/authorized to restart the clock. This is in violation of gpm 16-14B page 2.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACFT THRUST MGMNT SYS OUT OF THE 10 DAY LIMIT BUT WITH A NEW DEFERRED ITEM ISSUED EXTENDING THE 10 DAY LIMIT.
Narrative: LMP (LOWER MINIMUM PERFORMANCE) WAS DOWNGRADED TO 'NOT CAT II' DUE TO R-HAND AUTOPLT AND THRUST MGMNT ON MEL. ON DAY 10 OF THE MEL THE AUTOPLT WAS FIXED YET THE THRUST MGMNT REMAINED ON MEL. TO CIRCUMVENT THE 10 DAY RESTR OF THE MEL I WAS INSTRUCTED BY MGMNT TO CLR THE PLACARD AND REISSUE IT USING NEW AUTH TO RESTART THE CLOCK. THIS IS IN VIOLATION OF GPM 16-14B PAGE 2.
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.