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A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance with 2 lavatory door exterior ash trays missing. MEL allows no deferral.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598136 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| 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 |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 598136 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On oct/thu, I deferred 2 lavatory outside ashtrays per gpm 17-01. As company has all no smoking flts, I assumed this was a non airworthy/safety of flight item. I was informed this was wrong and it was an MEL item.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH 2 LAVATORY DOOR EXTERIOR ASH TRAYS MISSING. MEL ALLOWS NO DEFERRAL.
Narrative: ON OCT/THU, I DEFERRED 2 LAVATORY OUTSIDE ASHTRAYS PER GPM 17-01. AS COMPANY HAS ALL NO SMOKING FLTS, I ASSUMED THIS WAS A NON AIRWORTHY/SAFETY OF FLT ITEM. I WAS INFORMED THIS WAS WRONG AND IT WAS AN MEL ITEM.
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.