B767 crew did not get an inoperative APU properly deferred per the MEL prior to departing the gate a...

Attributes
ACN	548559
Time
Date	200205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : det.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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	548559
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	548560
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : apu fault light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Doors closed. Checklist complete. Called for push. Brakes released. Started to move, APU faulted. Stopped push and was close enough to the jetbridge to get electric hooked up. Asked for air cart and started the aircraft. Continued the push and takeoff. Wrote up APU fault for ZZZ maintenance to correct. It was a bad judgement call. Should have let sjc maintenance placard APU and do what was necessary to fully comply with the MEL before departure. I can't explain why I did what I did. We were not in a rush -- the WX was not about to get worse. We have been flying around with a lot more inoperative APU's and other deferrals than I have been used to with the B757/767 fleet. That's not an excuse -- just an observation that seems to have contributed to my complacency. Bottom line -- this situation was handled poorly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW DID NOT GET AN INOP APU PROPERLY DEFERRED PER THE MEL PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE GATE AT SJC.

Narrative: DOORS CLOSED. CHKLIST COMPLETE. CALLED FOR PUSH. BRAKES RELEASED. STARTED TO MOVE, APU FAULTED. STOPPED PUSH AND WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE JETBRIDGE TO GET ELECTRIC HOOKED UP. ASKED FOR AIR CART AND STARTED THE ACFT. CONTINUED THE PUSH AND TKOF. WROTE UP APU FAULT FOR ZZZ MAINT TO CORRECT. IT WAS A BAD JUDGEMENT CALL. SHOULD HAVE LET SJC MAINT PLACARD APU AND DO WHAT WAS NECESSARY TO FULLY COMPLY WITH THE MEL BEFORE DEP. I CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY I DID WHAT I DID. WE WERE NOT IN A RUSH -- THE WX WAS NOT ABOUT TO GET WORSE. WE HAVE BEEN FLYING AROUND WITH A LOT MORE INOP APU'S AND OTHER DEFERRALS THAN I HAVE BEEN USED TO WITH THE B757/767 FLEET. THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE -- JUST AN OBSERVATION THAT SEEMS TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MY COMPLACENCY. BOTTOM LINE -- THIS SIT WAS HANDLED POORLY.

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.

B767 crew did not get an inoperative APU properly deferred per the MEL prior to departing the gate at sjc.