<< >> NASA ASRS Report 574648, February 2003

A320 flight crew had confusion about MEL'ing the 'airport' button on the first officer side, by the air carrier maintenance controller.

Attributes
ACN	574648
Time
Date	200302
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 2231
ASRS Report	574648
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Previous flight crew wrote up first officer 'airport' button. Asked if it was ok if they deferred the item. We agreed to the airplane if it was a legal deferral. They gave us a new maintenance release with a proper deferral and placard information with MEL. We proceeded to phx without the use of #2 autoplt. After landing, we were asked to call the maintenance controller, and they told us about the error in the maintenance release.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW HAD CONFUSION ABOUT MEL'ING THE 'ARPT' BUTTON ON THE FO SIDE, BY THE ACR MAINT CTLR.

Narrative: PREVIOUS FLT CREW WROTE UP FO 'ARPT' BUTTON. ASKED IF IT WAS OK IF THEY DEFERRED THE ITEM. WE AGREED TO THE AIRPLANE IF IT WAS A LEGAL DEFERRAL. THEY GAVE US A NEW MAINT RELEASE WITH A PROPER DEFERRAL AND PLACARD INFO WITH MEL. WE PROCEEDED TO PHX WITHOUT THE USE OF #2 AUTOPLT. AFTER LNDG, WE WERE ASKED TO CALL THE MAINT CTLR, AND THEY TOLD US ABOUT THE ERROR IN THE MAINT RELEASE.

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.