A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance with all ground spoilers rendered inoperative in conflic...

Attributes
ACN	517380
Time
Date	200106
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	517380
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
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 : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : testing
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I'd like to report an incident on air carrier XXX with a spoiler problem I worked and placarded. Placarding the spoilers requires a maintenance procedures manual to be accomplished per MEL, which technical services issued me. After placarding the spoilers, I later realized that only 1 symmetrical pair can be placarded, not all spoilers, as was done. Notified next station the aircraft flew to, but they had already cleared the placard, finding no faults in the spoiler system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH ALL GND SPOILERS RENDERED INOP IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL.

Narrative: I'D LIKE TO RPT AN INCIDENT ON ACR XXX WITH A SPOILER PROB I WORKED AND PLACARDED. PLACARDING THE SPOILERS REQUIRES A MAINT PROCS MANUAL TO BE ACCOMPLISHED PER MEL, WHICH TECHNICAL SVCS ISSUED ME. AFTER PLACARDING THE SPOILERS, I LATER REALIZED THAT ONLY 1 SYMMETRICAL PAIR CAN BE PLACARDED, NOT ALL SPOILERS, AS WAS DONE. NOTIFIED NEXT STATION THE ACFT FLEW TO, BUT THEY HAD ALREADY CLRED THE PLACARD, FINDING NO FAULTS IN THE SPOILER SYS.

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.

A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance with all ground spoilers rendered inoperative in conflict with the MEL.