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A BAE146 was dispatched in non compliance with the landing gear red handle light bulbs removed and deferred in conflict with the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 602939 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | BAe 146-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 602939 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician oversight : coordinator |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lndg gear position warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Minimum Equipment List |
Narrative:
The situation in question was done on dec/tue/03 at XA20. Write-up was on log page X, biki, aircraft X and read 'red gear handle lights remain on for 5 mins after gear retraction, then went out. 'Due to management pressure (maintenance control) I put in 'pulled bulbs and placed on MEL per MEL #32-60-1.' all parameters such as warning horn and gear position lights worked normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BAE146 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE LNDG GEAR RED HANDLE LIGHT BULBS REMOVED AND DEFERRED IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL.
Narrative: THE SIT IN QUESTION WAS DONE ON DEC/TUE/03 AT XA20. WRITE-UP WAS ON LOG PAGE X, BIKI, ACFT X AND READ 'RED GEAR HANDLE LIGHTS REMAIN ON FOR 5 MINS AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, THEN WENT OUT. 'DUE TO MGMNT PRESSURE (MAINT CTL) I PUT IN 'PULLED BULBS AND PLACED ON MEL PER MEL #32-60-1.' ALL PARAMETERS SUCH AS WARNING HORN AND GEAR POS LIGHTS WORKED NORMAL.
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.