A B767 was dispatched from a maintenance station in non compliance with the cabin attendant jump sea...

Attributes
ACN	528092
Time
Date	200110
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time type : 2898
ASRS Report	528092
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : person 4
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 : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Review of deferred item list deferral items in flight planning did not show current inbound open logbook reports. Upon arrival at aircraft, maintenance was in cockpit working on center inertial reference unit out of limits. Had to help maintenance due to lack of knowledge on inertial reference unit updating. We did not have access to logbook. Logbook brought to aircraft prior to pushback with no current maintenance release document. Maintenance did not do a logbook review to find that jump seat 1L was inoperative due to broken spring. Waited long time for maintenance release document and immediately pushed back because we were 1 hour late. During engine start purser informed us that she would be sitting in seat 1B because her jump seat was taped up and inoperative/ in-flight we were informed by maintenance seat that the jump seat was not deferrable. Maintenance deferred a couple of items due to time as the inertial reference unit problem took up all their time. The MEL item 190CT DF0765 placard information is rather generic and does not mention which seats are deferrable and which seats are not. This information is on the maintenance work card. Placard information reads 'non required flight attendant seat(south) inoperative. Affected seat position must not be occupied. Advise flight attendant of seat restr and use altitude procedures in in-flight handbook.' so a review of the logbook in a timely manner and a discussion with the purser on the consequences of not being in her jump seat plus a more explicit placard information.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 WAS DISPATCHED FROM A MAINT STATION IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE CABIN ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT AT DOOR 1L INOP AND TAPED UPRIGHT IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL REQUIREMENTS.

Narrative: REVIEW OF DEFERRED ITEM LIST DEFERRAL ITEMS IN FLT PLANNING DID NOT SHOW CURRENT INBOUND OPEN LOGBOOK RPTS. UPON ARR AT ACFT, MAINT WAS IN COCKPIT WORKING ON CTR INERTIAL REF UNIT OUT OF LIMITS. HAD TO HELP MAINT DUE TO LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ON INERTIAL REF UNIT UPDATING. WE DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO LOGBOOK. LOGBOOK BROUGHT TO ACFT PRIOR TO PUSHBACK WITH NO CURRENT MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT. MAINT DID NOT DO A LOGBOOK REVIEW TO FIND THAT JUMP SEAT 1L WAS INOP DUE TO BROKEN SPRING. WAITED LONG TIME FOR MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT AND IMMEDIATELY PUSHED BACK BECAUSE WE WERE 1 HR LATE. DURING ENG START PURSER INFORMED US THAT SHE WOULD BE SITTING IN SEAT 1B BECAUSE HER JUMP SEAT WAS TAPED UP AND INOP/ INFLT WE WERE INFORMED BY MAINT SEAT THAT THE JUMP SEAT WAS NOT DEFERRABLE. MAINT DEFERRED A COUPLE OF ITEMS DUE TO TIME AS THE INERTIAL REF UNIT PROB TOOK UP ALL THEIR TIME. THE MEL ITEM 190CT DF0765 PLACARD INFO IS RATHER GENERIC AND DOES NOT MENTION WHICH SEATS ARE DEFERRABLE AND WHICH SEATS ARE NOT. THIS INFO IS ON THE MAINT WORK CARD. PLACARD INFO READS 'NON REQUIRED FLT ATTENDANT SEAT(S) INOP. AFFECTED SEAT POS MUST NOT BE OCCUPIED. ADVISE FLT ATTENDANT OF SEAT RESTR AND USE ALT PROCS IN INFLT HANDBOOK.' SO A REVIEW OF THE LOGBOOK IN A TIMELY MANNER AND A DISCUSSION WITH THE PURSER ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT BEING IN HER JUMP SEAT PLUS A MORE EXPLICIT PLACARD INFO.

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 B767 was dispatched from a maintenance station in non compliance with the cabin attendant jump seat at door 1L inoperative and taped upright in conflict with the MEL requirements.