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MD80 captain found an improperly MEL'ed APU that was deferred with out of date procedures. He contacted the air carrier maintenance controller and current procedures were given to the local station and were complied with prior to departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 587427 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Sun |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 587427 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Incorrect procedures. An APU failure at departure necessitated maintenance to place the APU on MEL. They returned the logbook with the required sign-off under MEL 49-1. Message appended to the flight plan indicated items required were not accomplished by maintenance. A check with the maintenance controller confirmed that maintenance had complied with out of date requirements in the aircraft MEL book instead of updated requirements. The maintenance controller provided maintenance with the new requirements and the additional 2 pages were complied with, prior to gate departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CAPT FOUND AN IMPROPERLY MEL'ED APU THAT WAS DEFERRED WITH OUT OF DATE PROCS. HE CONTACTED THE ACR MAINT CTLR AND CURRENT PROCS WERE GIVEN TO THE LCL STATION AND WERE COMPLIED WITH PRIOR TO DEP.
Narrative: INCORRECT PROCS. AN APU FAILURE AT DEP NECESSITATED MAINT TO PLACE THE APU ON MEL. THEY RETURNED THE LOGBOOK WITH THE REQUIRED SIGN-OFF UNDER MEL 49-1. MESSAGE APPENDED TO THE FLT PLAN INDICATED ITEMS REQUIRED WERE NOT ACCOMPLISHED BY MAINT. A CHK WITH THE MAINT CTLR CONFIRMED THAT MAINT HAD COMPLIED WITH OUT OF DATE REQUIREMENTS IN THE ACFT MEL BOOK INSTEAD OF UPDATED REQUIREMENTS. THE MAINT CTLR PROVIDED MAINT WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS AND THE ADDITIONAL 2 PAGES WERE COMPLIED WITH, PRIOR TO GATE DEP.
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.