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An air carrier may be dispatching aircraft after an equipment change in non compliance with installation requirements.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 563695 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Fri |
| 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 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 563695 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I am a captain with air carrier X and we are currently changing the FMS to a new type. The transition is being done as the aircraft comes through ZZZ for a turn and takes around 30 mins. The boxes are exchanged and data loaded on the new ones. Upon arriving at the aircraft maintenance was on board, doing the exchange. What's been happening is that even though the boxes are being exchanged new manuals have not been placed on the aircraft for the new FMS. It seems to happen time and time again. In the airline's effort to save money and streamline procedures, areas are overlooked with consequences ranging from FAA action against the pilot or the airline to safety being compromised.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MAY BE DISPATCHING ACFT AFTER AN EQUIP CHANGE IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS.
Narrative: I AM A CAPT WITH ACR X AND WE ARE CURRENTLY CHANGING THE FMS TO A NEW TYPE. THE TRANSITION IS BEING DONE AS THE ACFT COMES THROUGH ZZZ FOR A TURN AND TAKES AROUND 30 MINS. THE BOXES ARE EXCHANGED AND DATA LOADED ON THE NEW ONES. UPON ARRIVING AT THE ACFT MAINT WAS ON BOARD, DOING THE EXCHANGE. WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE BOXES ARE BEING EXCHANGED NEW MANUALS HAVE NOT BEEN PLACED ON THE ACFT FOR THE NEW FMS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN. IN THE AIRLINE'S EFFORT TO SAVE MONEY AND STREAMLINE PROCS, AREAS ARE OVERLOOKED WITH CONSEQUENCES RANGING FROM FAA ACTION AGAINST THE PLT OR THE AIRLINE TO SAFETY BEING COMPROMISED.
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.