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A B737-300 flight crew discovers, after the fact, they failed to deal with a leading edge flap-slat transit light indication in the manner as prescribed by MEL 27-4 at pdx, or.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 493262 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdx.airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 493262 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 493260 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Misinterp on a leading edge flap/slat transit light indication/problem in dealing with MEL 27-4. We were given erroneous guidance by duty/maintenance control. We talked to assistant chief pilot 3 days later and that's when we found out there may have been an interpretation error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 FLC DISCOVERS, AFTER THE FACT, THEY FAILED TO DEAL WITH A LEADING EDGE FLAP-SLAT TRANSIT LIGHT INDICATION IN THE MANNER AS PRESCRIBED BY MEL 27-4 AT PDX, OR.
Narrative: MISINTERP ON A LEADING EDGE FLAP/SLAT TRANSIT LIGHT INDICATION/PROB IN DEALING WITH MEL 27-4. WE WERE GIVEN ERRONEOUS GUIDANCE BY DUTY/MAINT CTL. WE TALKED TO ASSISTANT CHIEF PLT 3 DAYS LATER AND THAT'S WHEN WE FOUND OUT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN INTERP ERROR.
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.