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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with the APU deferred as inoperative per the MEL but required placard was not issued.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 581295 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Sat |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| ASRS Report | 581295 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Placarded APU inoperative per MEL 9909B. Complied with requirements of MEL 4909B and 4901. Missed issuance of 4901 per requirement of MEL 4909B.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE APU DEFERRED AS INOP PER THE MEL BUT REQUIRED PLACARD WAS NOT ISSUED.
Narrative: PLACARDED APU INOP PER MEL 9909B. COMPLIED WITH REQUIREMENTS OF MEL 4909B AND 4901. MISSED ISSUANCE OF 4901 PER REQUIREMENT OF MEL 4909B.
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.