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A B777-200 was dispatched in non compliance with a flight attendant's crew rest seatback removed. Deferred using incorrect MEL reference.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 592693 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Sat |
| 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 | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 13 maintenance technician : 27 |
| ASRS Report | 592693 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On aug/tue/03, seatback was removed for sheared and bent arms on seatback, deferred item DF-X was made, reference MEL 2525C. Ipc references were listed, and parts needed for repair were listed in text of DF-X, parts were in stock at stores in ZZZ1, aircraft returned to ZZZ on aug/sat/03, parts had not been routed to aircraft and placed in leave-on-board box. Removed seatback from leave-on-board box on aug/sat/03 and routed to repair shop for repairs. Back should not have been removed from leave-on-board box and routed to shop without a cdl reference. Company does not have any reference for air traffic area chapter 25. Called maintenance controller before back was routed to shop.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A FLT ATTENDANT'S CREW REST SEATBACK REMOVED. DEFERRED USING INCORRECT MEL REF.
Narrative: ON AUG/TUE/03, SEATBACK WAS REMOVED FOR SHEARED AND BENT ARMS ON SEATBACK, DEFERRED ITEM DF-X WAS MADE, REF MEL 2525C. IPC REFS WERE LISTED, AND PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR WERE LISTED IN TEXT OF DF-X, PARTS WERE IN STOCK AT STORES IN ZZZ1, ACFT RETURNED TO ZZZ ON AUG/SAT/03, PARTS HAD NOT BEEN ROUTED TO ACFT AND PLACED IN LEAVE-ON-BOARD BOX. REMOVED SEATBACK FROM LEAVE-ON-BOARD BOX ON AUG/SAT/03 AND ROUTED TO REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. BACK SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM LEAVE-ON-BOARD BOX AND ROUTED TO SHOP WITHOUT A CDL REF. COMPANY DOES NOT HAVE ANY REF FOR ATA CHAPTER 25. CALLED MAINT CTLR BEFORE BACK WAS ROUTED TO SHOP.
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.