<< >> NASA ASRS Report 541823, March 2002

DC9-30 mechanic made a paperwork error when entering a deferred item into the air carrier maintenance computer. The MEL placard showed the wrong aircraft system.

Attributes
ACN	541823
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
Controlling Facilities	tower : luk.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 21
ASRS Report	541823
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other Other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On mar/mon/02, while working an first officer's flight director mode annunciator light problem I mistakenly used an autoplt deferral from the MEL book. Later, while entering the deferred log page into our computer tracking system, I realized my mistake and when the aircraft returned from the flight I cleared the log deferral with notes that the deferral was incorrectly chosen. I then re-wrote the original write-up verbatim, and it was repaired by new parts (not re-deferred). I believe a slight delay was taken on the departure but no other effects were reported by my department or flight department. Safety was not compromised. The original problem was simply that an annunciator light was incorrectly placarded (lens placard). The light operation was normal and its relation with the aircraft instruments was normal. The lens cover was placarded incorrectly and so that was the ultimate repair. Time was short for me when I worked the problem originally. I had believed I was correct in my deferral.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9-30 MECH MADE A PAPERWORK ERROR WHEN ENTERING A DEFERRED ITEM INTO THE ACR MAINT COMPUTER. THE MEL PLACARD SHOWED THE WRONG ACFT SYS.

Narrative: ON MAR/MON/02, WHILE WORKING AN FO'S FLT DIRECTOR MODE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT PROB I MISTAKENLY USED AN AUTOPLT DEFERRAL FROM THE MEL BOOK. LATER, WHILE ENTERING THE DEFERRED LOG PAGE INTO OUR COMPUTER TRACKING SYS, I REALIZED MY MISTAKE AND WHEN THE ACFT RETURNED FROM THE FLT I CLRED THE LOG DEFERRAL WITH NOTES THAT THE DEFERRAL WAS INCORRECTLY CHOSEN. I THEN RE-WROTE THE ORIGINAL WRITE-UP VERBATIM, AND IT WAS REPAIRED BY NEW PARTS (NOT RE-DEFERRED). I BELIEVE A SLIGHT DELAY WAS TAKEN ON THE DEP BUT NO OTHER EFFECTS WERE RPTED BY MY DEPT OR FLT DEPT. SAFETY WAS NOT COMPROMISED. THE ORIGINAL PROB WAS SIMPLY THAT AN ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT WAS INCORRECTLY PLACARDED (LENS PLACARD). THE LIGHT OP WAS NORMAL AND ITS RELATION WITH THE ACFT INSTS WAS NORMAL. THE LENS COVER WAS PLACARDED INCORRECTLY AND SO THAT WAS THE ULTIMATE REPAIR. TIME WAS SHORT FOR ME WHEN I WORKED THE PROB ORIGINALLY. I HAD BELIEVED I WAS CORRECT IN MY DEFERRAL.

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.