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A B737-800 was dispatched in non compliance with the incorrect valve position light deferred as inoperative per the MEL and placarded improperly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 575714 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Sun |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rhv.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 575714 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine valve position warn |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On mar/sat/03, responded to gate call for aircraft X. Pilot verbally reported a spar valve light malfunction. PIREP in logbook stated 'engine' valve light malfunction. I thought the pilot was confused in his write-up and placarded the spar valve with concurrence from flight crew. On mar/sun/03, responded to gate call, and replacarded engine valve lights inoperative per MEL/mpm.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE INCORRECT VALVE POS LIGHT DEFERRED AS INOP PER THE MEL AND PLACARDED IMPROPERLY.
Narrative: ON MAR/SAT/03, RESPONDED TO GATE CALL FOR ACFT X. PLT VERBALLY RPTED A SPAR VALVE LIGHT MALFUNCTION. PIREP IN LOGBOOK STATED 'ENG' VALVE LIGHT MALFUNCTION. I THOUGHT THE PLT WAS CONFUSED IN HIS WRITE-UP AND PLACARDED THE SPAR VALVE WITH CONCURRENCE FROM FLT CREW. ON MAR/SUN/03, RESPONDED TO GATE CALL, AND REPLACARDED ENG VALVE LIGHTS INOP PER MEL/MPM.
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.