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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with the automatic spoilers deferred per the MEL as inoperative. Actuator was not positioned per the special procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 567562 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Sun |
| 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 | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 567562 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 567564 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Nov/sat/02 worked aircraft X. Autospoiler system did not operate. We placarded the system inoperative. On the following day we were told ZZZ1 had called to inform us the automatic spoiler actuator was in the proper position for the placard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE AUTO SPOILERS DEFERRED PER THE MEL AS INOP. ACTUATOR WAS NOT POSITIONED PER THE SPECIAL PROCS.
Narrative: NOV/SAT/02 WORKED ACFT X. AUTOSPOILER SYS DID NOT OPERATE. WE PLACARDED THE SYS INOP. ON THE FOLLOWING DAY WE WERE TOLD ZZZ1 HAD CALLED TO INFORM US THE AUTO SPOILER ACTUATOR WAS IN THE PROPER POS FOR THE PLACARD.
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.