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PIC flies his B737 with an inoperative retract system on the landing light, following the aircraft's write-up list but negating the required MEL program at pdx, or.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 508890 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdx.airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 737 |
| ASRS Report | 508890 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I flew an airplane with a write-up on the landing light retraction inoperative which carried a fuel penalty. I found out later that it should have had an MEL on the landing light also. It was an oversight on my part, but I believe this sort of discrepancy should be covered under one placard and not 2 as in this case.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC FLIES HIS B737 WITH AN INOP RETRACT SYS ON THE LNDG LIGHT, FOLLOWING THE ACFT'S WRITE-UP LIST BUT NEGATING THE REQUIRED MEL PROGRAM AT PDX, OR.
Narrative: I FLEW AN AIRPLANE WITH A WRITE-UP ON THE LNDG LIGHT RETRACTION INOP WHICH CARRIED A FUEL PENALTY. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT IT SHOULD HAVE HAD AN MEL ON THE LNDG LIGHT ALSO. IT WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON MY PART, BUT I BELIEVE THIS SORT OF DISCREPANCY SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER ONE PLACARD AND NOT 2 AS IN THIS CASE.
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.