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2 B727-200 aircraft were dispatched in non compliance. One with the #2 ADF receiver placarded as inoperative but on the wrong airplane.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 515954 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unk |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unk |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 515954 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Received request for MEL 34-18 #2 ADF air carrier xyz, received dispatch authority/authorized and issued MEL. Approximately 1 hour later, when reviewing MEL's, found that aircraft was going to ZZZ (MEL not adhered). Notified dispatch. Too late to turn ZZZ back. At ZZZ a review of logbook showed no ADF items. Found that MEL was issued against wrong aircraft. Should have been XXX on trip XXX to ZZZ. Notified ZZZ. Reissued MEL 34-18 and corrected logbook. 1) issued MEL against wrong aircraft. 2) correct aircraft XXX -- dispatcher was not notified. Aircraft made 1 trip. Corrected logbook at ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 B727-200 ACFT WERE DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE. ONE WITH THE #2 ADF RECEIVER PLACARDED AS INOP BUT ON THE WRONG AIRPLANE.
Narrative: RECEIVED REQUEST FOR MEL 34-18 #2 ADF ACR XYZ, RECEIVED DISPATCH AUTH AND ISSUED MEL. APPROX 1 HR LATER, WHEN REVIEWING MEL'S, FOUND THAT ACFT WAS GOING TO ZZZ (MEL NOT ADHERED). NOTIFIED DISPATCH. TOO LATE TO TURN ZZZ BACK. AT ZZZ A REVIEW OF LOGBOOK SHOWED NO ADF ITEMS. FOUND THAT MEL WAS ISSUED AGAINST WRONG ACFT. SHOULD HAVE BEEN XXX ON TRIP XXX TO ZZZ. NOTIFIED ZZZ. REISSUED MEL 34-18 AND CORRECTED LOGBOOK. 1) ISSUED MEL AGAINST WRONG ACFT. 2) CORRECT ACFT XXX -- DISPATCHER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. ACFT MADE 1 TRIP. CORRECTED LOGBOOK AT ZZZ.
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.