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An airbus 320 was dispatched in non compliance with a one quarter inch hole in the aft cargo compartment floor deferred in conflict with the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 537826 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 7780 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 537826 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Small hole (less than 1/4 inch diameter) reported in aft cargo pit floor. Maintenance called to investigate. Hole determined to exist, but not pose a safety threat. Rather than take a maintenance delay, a class ii maintenance message was reported in the discrepancy section of maintenance logbook. Fault was cleared and aircraft dispatched for flight -- the hole was never repaired. This was a bad discretionary decision, made by the captain and mechanic. I was in error for not being assertive enough as the first officer to prevent the release of the aircraft before. Proper repairs were made to patch the hole.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A ONE QUARTER INCH HOLE IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOOR DEFERRED IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL.
Narrative: SMALL HOLE (LESS THAN 1/4 INCH DIAMETER) RPTED IN AFT CARGO PIT FLOOR. MAINT CALLED TO INVESTIGATE. HOLE DETERMINED TO EXIST, BUT NOT POSE A SAFETY THREAT. RATHER THAN TAKE A MAINT DELAY, A CLASS II MAINT MESSAGE WAS RPTED IN THE DISCREPANCY SECTION OF MAINT LOGBOOK. FAULT WAS CLRED AND ACFT DISPATCHED FOR FLT -- THE HOLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THIS WAS A BAD DISCRETIONARY DECISION, MADE BY THE CAPT AND MECH. I WAS IN ERROR FOR NOT BEING ASSERTIVE ENOUGH AS THE FO TO PREVENT THE RELEASE OF THE ACFT BEFORE. PROPER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO PATCH THE HOLE.
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.