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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with the aft lavatory deferred and placarded as inoperative per the MEL in error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 541003 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 541003 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 541002 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft arrived with very small aft lavatory leak more like a seep. Pre-assigned aircraft troubleshot and found suspect leak on right lavatory. I started to placard right aft lavatory as aircraft was being boarded. While other mechanic continued working outside. After aircraft departed I found that the outside mechanic had fixed the lavatory and left in service and found no external leaks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE AFT LAVATORY DEFERRED AND PLACARDED AS INOP PER THE MEL IN ERROR.
Narrative: ACFT ARRIVED WITH VERY SMALL AFT LAVATORY LEAK MORE LIKE A SEEP. PRE-ASSIGNED ACFT TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND SUSPECT LEAK ON R LAVATORY. I STARTED TO PLACARD R AFT LAVATORY AS ACFT WAS BEING BOARDED. WHILE OTHER MECH CONTINUED WORKING OUTSIDE. AFTER ACFT DEPARTED I FOUND THAT THE OUTSIDE MECH HAD FIXED THE LAVATORY AND LEFT IN SVC AND FOUND NO EXTERNAL LEAKS.
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.