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A fokker 100 was dispatched in non compliance with the first officer's VOR RMI needle deferred inoperative per the MEL, but the wrong placard was installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 489247 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Sun |
| 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 | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 489247 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #1 vor rmi needle other other : 969 |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On oct/sun/00, I went out on a gate call for a VOR problem. The first officer's course needle did not work. I proceeded to placard the needle, and accidentally left out the phrase 'placard VOR needle inoperative,' and basically said 'placard #2 VOR inoperative.' that's what was said.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FOKKER 100 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE FO'S VOR RMI NEEDLE DEFERRED INOP PER THE MEL, BUT THE WRONG PLACARD WAS INSTALLED.
Narrative: ON OCT/SUN/00, I WENT OUT ON A GATE CALL FOR A VOR PROB. THE FO'S COURSE NEEDLE DID NOT WORK. I PROCEEDED TO PLACARD THE NEEDLE, AND ACCIDENTALLY LEFT OUT THE PHRASE 'PLACARD VOR NEEDLE INOP,' AND BASICALLY SAID 'PLACARD #2 VOR INOP.' THAT'S WHAT WAS SAID.
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.