Narrative:

On nov/xa/01, aircraft XXX had a medical emergency and used the medical kit. We did not stock a kit, so it was placed on MEL. No MEL covered the new enhanced emergency medical kit, so it was placed on an information MEL, and removed from aircraft. This B757 is the only one in the fleet to have this kit installed by a prototype xx (draft). A maintenance alert bulletin was issued for aed/enhanced emergency medical kit and does not say anything about the enhanced emergency medical kit. No information or mis-information gets the mechanic in a bind. The weekly check does not address the enhanced emergency medical kit, only emergency medical kit and first aid kit installed in aircraft. We need the information to gain the knowledge. We do not want this to be a link in the chain of events. Our maintenance control had no information about this, so he got engineering on the phone and told us that no modification or engineering authority/authorized has been done on this aircraft. Just place it on an MEL and he would get in touch with the engineer who would handle this system. When maintenance control and engineering have no idea of what is on the aircraft to help the mechanic in the field, he is set up to fail.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A USED MEDICAL EMER KIT REMOVED BUT NOT REPLACED IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL REQUIREMENT.

Narrative: ON NOV/XA/01, ACFT XXX HAD A MEDICAL EMER AND USED THE MEDICAL KIT. WE DID NOT STOCK A KIT, SO IT WAS PLACED ON MEL. NO MEL COVERED THE NEW ENHANCED EMER MEDICAL KIT, SO IT WAS PLACED ON AN INFO MEL, AND REMOVED FROM ACFT. THIS B757 IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE FLEET TO HAVE THIS KIT INSTALLED BY A PROTOTYPE XX (DRAFT). A MAINT ALERT BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR AED/ENHANCED EMER MEDICAL KIT AND DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE ENHANCED EMER MEDICAL KIT. NO INFO OR MIS-INFO GETS THE MECH IN A BIND. THE WKLY CHK DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ENHANCED EMER MEDICAL KIT, ONLY EMER MEDICAL KIT AND FIRST AID KIT INSTALLED IN ACFT. WE NEED THE INFO TO GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE. WE DO NOT WANT THIS TO BE A LINK IN THE CHAIN OF EVENTS. OUR MAINT CTL HAD NO INFO ABOUT THIS, SO HE GOT ENGINEERING ON THE PHONE AND TOLD US THAT NO MODIFICATION OR ENGINEERING AUTH HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS ACFT. JUST PLACE IT ON AN MEL AND HE WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH THE ENGINEER WHO WOULD HANDLE THIS SYS. WHEN MAINT CTL AND ENGINEERING HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT IS ON THE ACFT TO HELP THE MECH IN THE FIELD, HE IS SET UP TO FAIL.

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.