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A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance with #2 and #11 spoilers deferred as inoperative per the MEL but failed to placard autospd brakes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 583874 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Fri |
| 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 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mia.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 583874 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| 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 | Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I issued MEL 2718 #2 and #11 spoiler inoperative. I overlooked issuing MEL 2713 autospd brakes. I feel desk was undermanned and high volume of calls that was occurring that day, that in the course of the day it was inadvertently overlooked.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH #2 AND #11 SPOILERS DEFERRED AS INOP PER THE MEL BUT FAILED TO PLACARD AUTOSPD BRAKES.
Narrative: I ISSUED MEL 2718 #2 AND #11 SPOILER INOP. I OVERLOOKED ISSUING MEL 2713 AUTOSPD BRAKES. I FEEL DESK WAS UNDERMANNED AND HIGH VOLUME OF CALLS THAT WAS OCCURRING THAT DAY, THAT IN THE COURSE OF THE DAY IT WAS INADVERTENTLY OVERLOOKED.
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.