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B757-200 captain notes the company took 59 mins to provide an air starter cart, because the APU was MEL'ed inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 519890 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 519890 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
It took 59 mins to get an air cart for engine start due to an inoperative MEL'ed APU. Why so long at our biggest hub? It was late at night -- not a busy time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 CAPT NOTES THE COMPANY TOOK 59 MINS TO PROVIDE AN AIR STARTER CART, BECAUSE THE APU WAS MEL'ED INOP.
Narrative: IT TOOK 59 MINS TO GET AN AIR CART FOR ENGINE START DUE TO AN INOP MEL'ED APU. WHY SO LONG AT OUR BIGGEST HUB? IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT -- NOT A BUSY TIME.
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.