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An airbus 300 was reported by 2 technicians as having a captain's instrument panel latch broken and deferred but advised management that repair was required.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 540063 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| 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 | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 540063 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 540064 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
On feb/fri/02 I was assigned to ship X. I noticed an inoperative on the captain's instrument panel. On further investigation, I found that the instrument panel had a damaged attachment latch. This item was written by the flight crew on feb/wed/02. It was on page X PIREP xx and deferred as being unairworthy. I brought it to the attention of my supervisor who consulted with the service engineer. The service engineer agreed it was an xa-xx deferral. Disagreed with his verdict but there was little else I could do.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 300 WAS RPTED BY 2 TECHNICIANS AS HAVING A CAPT'S INST PANEL LATCH BROKEN AND DEFERRED BUT ADVISED MGMNT THAT REPAIR WAS REQUIRED.
Narrative: ON FEB/FRI/02 I WAS ASSIGNED TO SHIP X. I NOTICED AN INOP ON THE CAPT'S INST PANEL. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THE INST PANEL HAD A DAMAGED ATTACHMENT LATCH. THIS ITEM WAS WRITTEN BY THE FLC ON FEB/WED/02. IT WAS ON PAGE X PIREP XX AND DEFERRED AS BEING UNAIRWORTHY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTN OF MY SUPVR WHO CONSULTED WITH THE SVC ENGINEER. THE SVC ENGINEER AGREED IT WAS AN XA-XX DEFERRAL. DISAGREED WITH HIS VERDICT BUT THERE WAS LITTLE ELSE I COULD DO.
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.