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An MD80 captain reports maintenance release document indicated no open deferred maintenance items. Logbook had one deferred item not shown on maintenance release.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 581563 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sat.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 581563 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft was released from ZZZ to YYY with no MEL's. Aircraft had come out of maintenance at ZZZ maintenance base. Upon arriving at YYY, I handed the log to the mechanic meeting the flight. As I stepped out in the jetway, I overheard him say, it doesn't look like the MEL was cleared. I then went over to investigate. I then called dispatch and maintenance control for a conference call. The dispatcher and mrs X were working maintenance control. She verified that she had just added the MEL, but had no other details as to why it was not added before the flight. She said she would investigate and would get back to me on may/fri/03. I called on may/fri/03, and she was not working. The person I talked to said the MEL was added on may/tue/03, and was good to may/fri/03. There's no way to tell in the computer when the MEL really was added.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CAPT RPTS MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT INDICATED NO OPEN DEFERRED MAINT ITEMS. LOGBOOK HAD ONE DEFERRED ITEM NOT SHOWN ON MAINT RELEASE.
Narrative: ACFT WAS RELEASED FROM ZZZ TO YYY WITH NO MEL'S. ACFT HAD COME OUT OF MAINT AT ZZZ MAINT BASE. UPON ARRIVING AT YYY, I HANDED THE LOG TO THE MECH MEETING THE FLT. AS I STEPPED OUT IN THE JETWAY, I OVERHEARD HIM SAY, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE MEL WAS CLRED. I THEN WENT OVER TO INVESTIGATE. I THEN CALLED DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL FOR A CONFERENCE CALL. THE DISPATCHER AND MRS X WERE WORKING MAINT CTL. SHE VERIFIED THAT SHE HAD JUST ADDED THE MEL, BUT HAD NO OTHER DETAILS AS TO WHY IT WAS NOT ADDED BEFORE THE FLT. SHE SAID SHE WOULD INVESTIGATE AND WOULD GET BACK TO ME ON MAY/FRI/03. I CALLED ON MAY/FRI/03, AND SHE WAS NOT WORKING. THE PERSON I TALKED TO SAID THE MEL WAS ADDED ON MAY/TUE/03, AND WAS GOOD TO MAY/FRI/03. THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL IN THE COMPUTER WHEN THE MEL REALLY WAS ADDED.
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.