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An MD88 was dispatched in non compliance with the function first officer the takeoff condition computer deferred in conflict with the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 534233 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 534233 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft X arrived in ZZZ on jan/wed/01 with a logbook write-up on the center of gravity and flap wheels on the horizontal stabilizer takeoff position indicator, takeoff condition computer. When the center of gravity thumbwheel is rotated forward, the flap thumbwheel also moves. As the maintenance coordinator, I mistakenly instructed the technician to forward the item to a deferred item reference MEL 27-00-41. The aircraft was stopped in ZZZ1 and the item repaired.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE FUNCTION FO THE TKOF CONDITION COMPUTER DEFERRED IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL.
Narrative: ACFT X ARRIVED IN ZZZ ON JAN/WED/01 WITH A LOGBOOK WRITE-UP ON THE CTR OF GRAVITY AND FLAP WHEELS ON THE HORIZ STABILIZER TKOF POS INDICATOR, TKOF CONDITION COMPUTER. WHEN THE CTR OF GRAVITY THUMBWHEEL IS ROTATED FORWARD, THE FLAP THUMBWHEEL ALSO MOVES. AS THE MAINT COORDINATOR, I MISTAKENLY INSTRUCTED THE TECHNICIAN TO FORWARD THE ITEM TO A DEFERRED ITEM REF MEL 27-00-41. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED IN ZZZ1 AND THE ITEM REPAIRED.
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.