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A B737-300 was dispatched in non compliance with seat assembly 5XXX loose in the tracks and deferred in conflict with the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 542318 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| 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 | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician other personnel other |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 542318 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : non availability of parts contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Maintenance was already in work on this as turnover occurred in maintenance control. Contract maintenance called and was not having any luck fixing seat row 5XXX. Seat loose in track. I chose to use MEL 25-6 for the whole seat assembly. I learned after aircraft departure that this was incorrect. This is my error. I then made arrangements for san contract maintenance to fix and clear the MEL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH SEAT ASSEMBLY 5XXX LOOSE IN THE TRACKS AND DEFERRED IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL.
Narrative: MAINT WAS ALREADY IN WORK ON THIS AS TURNOVER OCCURRED IN MAINT CTL. CONTRACT MAINT CALLED AND WAS NOT HAVING ANY LUCK FIXING SEAT ROW 5XXX. SEAT LOOSE IN TRACK. I CHOSE TO USE MEL 25-6 FOR THE WHOLE SEAT ASSEMBLY. I LEARNED AFTER ACFT DEP THAT THIS WAS INCORRECT. THIS IS MY ERROR. I THEN MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SAN CONTRACT MAINT TO FIX AND CLR THE MEL.
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.