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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with a galley compartment door latch broken and deferred in conflict with the MEL requirements.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 498360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Wed |
| 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 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 498360 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
The captain called from XXX inquiring about a latch on an aft galley door. I stated to him that to call in contract maintenance. He said that they probably wouldn't arrive in time and we would delay the flight. I said if that happened and to avoid a delay he should make an entry in log 'information to maintenance -- latch broken aft galley door not airworthy or safety item.' later and after the flight to ZZZ, found that this item was the G-3 galley flight attendants oxygen personal breath equipment stowage door, covered under a crew placard MEL 35-7/
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A GALLEY COMPARTMENT DOOR LATCH BROKEN AND DEFERRED IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL REQUIREMENTS.
Narrative: THE CAPT CALLED FROM XXX INQUIRING ABOUT A LATCH ON AN AFT GALLEY DOOR. I STATED TO HIM THAT TO CALL IN CONTRACT MAINT. HE SAID THAT THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T ARRIVE IN TIME AND WE WOULD DELAY THE FLT. I SAID IF THAT HAPPENED AND TO AVOID A DELAY HE SHOULD MAKE AN ENTRY IN LOG 'INFO TO MAINT -- LATCH BROKEN AFT GALLEY DOOR NOT AIRWORTHY OR SAFETY ITEM.' LATER AND AFTER THE FLT TO ZZZ, FOUND THAT THIS ITEM WAS THE G-3 GALLEY FLT ATTENDANTS OXYGEN PERSONAL BREATH EQUIP STOWAGE DOOR, COVERED UNDER A CREW PLACARD MEL 35-7/
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.