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An airbus 300 was dispatched in non compliance with the APU fuel pressure warning light inoperative but not placarded per the MEL requirement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 503280 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Thu |
| 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 | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 503280 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 503283 |
| 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 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I placarded APU low fuel pressure light inoperative per MEL 49-X. Technician did not issue and I did not ask for additional placard for APU inoperative. This aircraft is not ETOPS and I misread the MEL requirements. APU was placarded inoperative when arrived in mia.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE APU FUEL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT INOP BUT NOT PLACARDED PER THE MEL REQUIREMENT.
Narrative: I PLACARDED APU LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT INOP PER MEL 49-X. TECHNICIAN DID NOT ISSUE AND I DID NOT ASK FOR ADDITIONAL PLACARD FOR APU INOP. THIS ACFT IS NOT ETOPS AND I MISREAD THE MEL REQUIREMENTS. APU WAS PLACARDED INOP WHEN ARRIVED IN MIA.
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.