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A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance with spoiler module #1 deferred as inoperative but autospd brakes were not placarded per the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 586376 |
| 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 | |
| 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 : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 586376 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : spoiler warning light |
| 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 : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft X ground interrupted for spoiler light on. I placarded 1R spoiler module inoperative. I was not aware that another placard needed to be issued against autospd brakes and relied on technician services for the correct information. I should have checked the MEL myself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH SPOILER MODULE #1 DEFERRED AS INOP BUT AUTOSPD BRAKES WERE NOT PLACARDED PER THE MEL.
Narrative: ACFT X GND INTERRUPTED FOR SPOILER LIGHT ON. I PLACARDED 1R SPOILER MODULE INOP. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT ANOTHER PLACARD NEEDED TO BE ISSUED AGAINST AUTOSPD BRAKES AND RELIED ON TECHNICIAN SVCS FOR THE CORRECT INFO. I SHOULD HAVE CHKED THE MEL MYSELF.
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.