<< >> NASA ASRS Report 484354, August 2000

An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with the flight guidance system removed from autoland status but CAT ii current status not placarded.

Attributes
ACN	484354
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	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	484354
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I issued an MEL on aircraft xyz, flight abc for autospoilers inoperative. I issued MEL's for autospoilers and MEL for aircraft XXX downgrade to ILS CAT ii. I advised the mechanic of the maintenance procedures manual and lower minimum performance requirements. Later I reviewed my MEL's I issued. I realized I had failed to issue the autoland inoperative per MEL. The aircraft had completed its flight from ZZZ to zza. I contacted zza maintenance to placard the autoland per MEL, which they placarded.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLT GUIDANCE SYS REMOVED FROM AUTOLAND STATUS BUT CAT II CURRENT STATUS NOT PLACARDED.

Narrative: I ISSUED AN MEL ON ACFT XYZ, FLT ABC FOR AUTOSPOILERS INOP. I ISSUED MEL'S FOR AUTOSPOILERS AND MEL FOR ACFT XXX DOWNGRADE TO ILS CAT II. I ADVISED THE MECH OF THE MAINT PROCS MANUAL AND LOWER MINIMUM PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS. LATER I REVIEWED MY MEL'S I ISSUED. I REALIZED I HAD FAILED TO ISSUE THE AUTOLAND INOP PER MEL. THE ACFT HAD COMPLETED ITS FLT FROM ZZZ TO ZZA. I CONTACTED ZZA MAINT TO PLACARD THE AUTOLAND PER MEL, WHICH THEY PLACARDED.

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.