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An airbus A300 was dispatched in non compliance with the #1 engine reverser and reverser unlock light deferred as inoperative but MEL special procedures were not accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 498356 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 498356 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : reverser unlock light other other : 969 |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Contract mechanic called to placard aircraft xyz. He requested to placard #1 reverser unlock lights. I advised him that in addition to that, we would need to deactivate and placard #1 reverser as well, and the 2 references would be abc for the lights and cba for the #1 reverser inoperative. I told him that is what air carrier recommends. I asked him if he was comfortable with deactivating the lights and reverser inoperative. He said he was ok with it. I issued the 2 placards and asked again if he was ok with it -- and again he said he was ok with it. The aircraft left ZZZ to XXX with the reverser not deactivated and lights not deactivated per MEL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS A300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE #1 ENG REVERSER AND REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT DEFERRED AS INOP BUT MEL SPECIAL PROCS WERE NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: CONTRACT MECH CALLED TO PLACARD ACFT XYZ. HE REQUESTED TO PLACARD #1 REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHTS. I ADVISED HIM THAT IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WOULD NEED TO DEACTIVATE AND PLACARD #1 REVERSER AS WELL, AND THE 2 REFS WOULD BE ABC FOR THE LIGHTS AND CBA FOR THE #1 REVERSER INOP. I TOLD HIM THAT IS WHAT ACR RECOMMENDS. I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS COMFORTABLE WITH DEACTIVATING THE LIGHTS AND REVERSER INOP. HE SAID HE WAS OK WITH IT. I ISSUED THE 2 PLACARDS AND ASKED AGAIN IF HE WAS OK WITH IT -- AND AGAIN HE SAID HE WAS OK WITH IT. THE ACFT LEFT ZZZ TO XXX WITH THE REVERSER NOT DEACTIVATED AND LIGHTS NOT DEACTIVATED PER MEL.
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.