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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with a deferred flight data recorder fault not entered in the maintenance computer open items.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 489087 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : fcc technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 489087 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 969 |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Working as a maintenance controller, I was notified by the flight data recorder shop that aircraft xyz was missing spoiler position data from the flight data recorder read. I notified the mechanics in ZZZ (avionics) of the situation, and added that we needed to apply on MEL for flight data recorder non-mandatory parameters on the through-flight. Meanwhile, I had several other calls and forgot about applying the MEL (the mechanics in ZZZ never called back), the aircraft was off the gate and en route to a non-maintenance station by the time I realized my error. The MEL was later applied.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A DEFERRED FLT DATA RECORDER FAULT NOT ENTERED IN THE MAINT COMPUTER OPEN ITEMS.
Narrative: WORKING AS A MAINT CTLR, I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE FLT DATA RECORDER SHOP THAT ACFT XYZ WAS MISSING SPOILER POS DATA FROM THE FLT DATA RECORDER READ. I NOTIFIED THE MECHS IN ZZZ (AVIONICS) OF THE SIT, AND ADDED THAT WE NEEDED TO APPLY ON MEL FOR FLT DATA RECORDER NON-MANDATORY PARAMETERS ON THE THROUGH-FLT. MEANWHILE, I HAD SEVERAL OTHER CALLS AND FORGOT ABOUT APPLYING THE MEL (THE MECHS IN ZZZ NEVER CALLED BACK), THE ACFT WAS OFF THE GATE AND ENRTE TO A NON-MAINT STATION BY THE TIME I REALIZED MY ERROR. THE MEL WAS LATER APPLIED.
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.