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An airbus 320 crew reports a missing wear pin on a brake that was entered in the logbook. Maintenance advised crew missing pin not required.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 547603 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| 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 : den.tower |
| 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 547603 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 547604 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
First officer noticed brake wear indicator pin missing on 1 wheel set. I wrote this up and called MM. MM insisted that this was not a write-up as the pin was not required. They said I should sign the book off myself as ok and that we should not write these up again. I did so and then reviewed fom and can find no guidance on this. I believe if I find a discrepancy on a plane I should write it up and allow MM to resolve. I also can see no authority/authorized for me to complete a logbook coupon with anything other than an error or deferral notation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320 CREW RPTS A MISSING WEAR PIN ON A BRAKE THAT WAS ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK. MAINT ADVISED CREW MISSING PIN NOT REQUIRED.
Narrative: FO NOTICED BRAKE WEAR INDICATOR PIN MISSING ON 1 WHEEL SET. I WROTE THIS UP AND CALLED MM. MM INSISTED THAT THIS WAS NOT A WRITE-UP AS THE PIN WAS NOT REQUIRED. THEY SAID I SHOULD SIGN THE BOOK OFF MYSELF AS OK AND THAT WE SHOULD NOT WRITE THESE UP AGAIN. I DID SO AND THEN REVIEWED FOM AND CAN FIND NO GUIDANCE ON THIS. I BELIEVE IF I FIND A DISCREPANCY ON A PLANE I SHOULD WRITE IT UP AND ALLOW MM TO RESOLVE. I ALSO CAN SEE NO AUTH FOR ME TO COMPLETE A LOGBOOK COUPON WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN AN ERROR OR DEFERRAL NOTATION.
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.