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An MD82 was dispatched in non compliance with a cargo smoke suppression system modification completed, but not operative with no logbook record of work accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 500216 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Tue |
| 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-82 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7725 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 500216 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
We are aware that our company has been installing and activating cargo fire suppression system. As a pilot, I am not aware of which components may or may not be installed before activation. I was dispatched with what maintenance control called a 'carryover.' the system was not activated because it did not test properly, so they maintained it was not activated, not installed, and would not activate, circuit breakers pulled. I am now aware that for this system to have remained 'inactive' and not MEL'ed, along with the circuit breakers being pulled, they should have pulled out the control panel head so I would not have even known it was there.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD82 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A CARGO SMOKE SUPPRESSION SYS MODIFICATION COMPLETED, BUT NOT OPERATIVE WITH NO LOGBOOK RECORD OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: WE ARE AWARE THAT OUR COMPANY HAS BEEN INSTALLING AND ACTIVATING CARGO FIRE SUPPRESSION SYS. AS A PLT, I AM NOT AWARE OF WHICH COMPONENTS MAY OR MAY NOT BE INSTALLED BEFORE ACTIVATION. I WAS DISPATCHED WITH WHAT MAINT CTL CALLED A 'CARRYOVER.' THE SYS WAS NOT ACTIVATED BECAUSE IT DID NOT TEST PROPERLY, SO THEY MAINTAINED IT WAS NOT ACTIVATED, NOT INSTALLED, AND WOULD NOT ACTIVATE, CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED. I AM NOW AWARE THAT FOR THIS SYS TO HAVE REMAINED 'INACTIVE' AND NOT MEL'ED, ALONG WITH THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS BEING PULLED, THEY SHOULD HAVE PULLED OUT THE CTL PANEL HEAD SO I WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN KNOWN IT WAS THERE.
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.