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A B737-700 was dispatched in non compliance with a deferred test flight requirement item, but the cockpit was not placarded with speed limit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 570712 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| 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 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 570712 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 3100 |
| ASRS Report | 570956 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Company Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
We arrived at aircraft to find maintenance finishing logbook entries. They stated that a bolt had been changed in the elevator, and the aircraft would require a test flight. I specifically asked if there was any flight restrs. Maintenance personnel said 'no.' a white maintenance sticker was affixed to the center console, and logbook stated aircraft needs test flight. When we received our release in ZZZ, no MEL/cdl/maintenance note items were affixed. When we received our release in ZZZ1, a maintenance note was affixed stating a 290 KIAS restr was imposed until a test flight was accomplished. This is a definite 'gotcha' situation. We trusted maintenance to give us accurate information. They did not. We exceeded an MEL/cdl restr based on our trust of our maintenance staff. Would somebody please ask ZZZ maintenance to provide accurate information to the crews?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A DEFERRED TEST FLT REQUIREMENT ITEM, BUT THE COCKPIT WAS NOT PLACARDED WITH SPD LIMIT.
Narrative: WE ARRIVED AT ACFT TO FIND MAINT FINISHING LOGBOOK ENTRIES. THEY STATED THAT A BOLT HAD BEEN CHANGED IN THE ELEVATOR, AND THE ACFT WOULD REQUIRE A TEST FLT. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY FLT RESTRS. MAINT PERSONNEL SAID 'NO.' A WHITE MAINT STICKER WAS AFFIXED TO THE CTR CONSOLE, AND LOGBOOK STATED ACFT NEEDS TEST FLT. WHEN WE RECEIVED OUR RELEASE IN ZZZ, NO MEL/CDL/MAINT NOTE ITEMS WERE AFFIXED. WHEN WE RECEIVED OUR RELEASE IN ZZZ1, A MAINT NOTE WAS AFFIXED STATING A 290 KIAS RESTR WAS IMPOSED UNTIL A TEST FLT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THIS IS A DEFINITE 'GOTCHA' SIT. WE TRUSTED MAINT TO GIVE US ACCURATE INFO. THEY DID NOT. WE EXCEEDED AN MEL/CDL RESTR BASED ON OUR TRUST OF OUR MAINT STAFF. WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE ASK ZZZ MAINT TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFO TO THE CREWS?
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.