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A BE1900 was dispatched and operated in non compliance with the first officer's attitude indicator deferred as inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 558267 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| 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 | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 558267 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : non availability of parts performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On aug/wed/02, aircraft X arrived in albany, ny. The copilot's attitude indicator was slow to work. I called maintenance control and was informed to write it up, 'copilot attitude indicator, takes 5-7 mins to work.' corrective action was,' deferred in accordance with MEL 24-3 category B per maintenance control.' I worked the afternoon shift the next day and the copilot heading indicator was not working. I called maintenance control and they tried to fix it but no luck. I went through the MEL book for the 1900D and saw that I was able to MEL the heading indicator but not the attitude. When I realized that the first write-up was not correct, I contacted maintenance control over the phone at XA30 am on aug/fri/02. I informed them that the airplane was grounded and they would have to fix the attitude indicator and correct the MEL. Then they could MEL the heading indicator to go to a maintenance base. Their response was that they will take care of it. The problem with the attitude indicator was not that it would not work but it would take a long time to come on and get erected. Once it was on, it would work very well and had all of its functions. The procedure we used was to start the engine and situation there until the screen would come alive (5-7 mins). Was informed by maintenance control to xfer the data from #1 to #2, to do a data xfer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE1900 WAS DISPATCHED AND OPERATED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE FO'S ATTITUDE INDICATOR DEFERRED AS INOP.
Narrative: ON AUG/WED/02, ACFT X ARRIVED IN ALBANY, NY. THE COPLT'S ATTITUDE INDICATOR WAS SLOW TO WORK. I CALLED MAINT CTL AND WAS INFORMED TO WRITE IT UP, 'COPLT ATTITUDE INDICATOR, TAKES 5-7 MINS TO WORK.' CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS,' DEFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MEL 24-3 CATEGORY B PER MAINT CTL.' I WORKED THE AFTERNOON SHIFT THE NEXT DAY AND THE COPLT HEADING INDICATOR WAS NOT WORKING. I CALLED MAINT CTL AND THEY TRIED TO FIX IT BUT NO LUCK. I WENT THROUGH THE MEL BOOK FOR THE 1900D AND SAW THAT I WAS ABLE TO MEL THE HEADING INDICATOR BUT NOT THE ATTITUDE. WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE FIRST WRITE-UP WAS NOT CORRECT, I CONTACTED MAINT CTL OVER THE PHONE AT XA30 AM ON AUG/FRI/02. I INFORMED THEM THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS GNDED AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO FIX THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR AND CORRECT THE MEL. THEN THEY COULD MEL THE HEADING INDICATOR TO GO TO A MAINT BASE. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. THE PROB WITH THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR WAS NOT THAT IT WOULD NOT WORK BUT IT WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME TO COME ON AND GET ERECTED. ONCE IT WAS ON, IT WOULD WORK VERY WELL AND HAD ALL OF ITS FUNCTIONS. THE PROC WE USED WAS TO START THE ENG AND SIT THERE UNTIL THE SCREEN WOULD COME ALIVE (5-7 MINS). WAS INFORMED BY MAINT CTL TO XFER THE DATA FROM #1 TO #2, TO DO A DATA XFER.
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.