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A crj-50 was dispatched in non compliance with 2 deferred items in conflict with the MEL, instrument display fan and door warning indication.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 605016 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 605016 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | MINIMUM EQUIP LIST |
Narrative:
Jan/mon reported at gate to pick up aircraft from inbound crew to begin first day of a 4-DAY trip. Exiting captain informed me the aircraft I was to take was a 'good aircraft.' my release 'dispatch' indicated 1 display fan to be inoperative along with passenger door indication inoperative. I asked the flight attendant to close the main cabin door. When done, door indication showed closed, correct position, thus we figured 'it works now but we'll watch it and still have her verify it to be closed each leg.' it worked fine -- the door indication -- for 4 legs we had the aircraft. Hours later, I was informed that myself and 10 other crews flew an aircraft that should not have. With the display fan deferred, the passenger door indication may not be MEL'ed, too. I should not have been so complacent with the captain giving me the aircraft in the morning as a 'good aircraft,' and checked a little deeper in the MEL book about our deferrals. I'm sure the 10 other crews did the same thing as I did feeling 'they flew it so it must be ok.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CRJ-50 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH 2 DEFERRED ITEMS IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL, INST DISPLAY FAN AND DOOR WARNING INDICATION.
Narrative: JAN/MON RPTED AT GATE TO PICK UP ACFT FROM INBOUND CREW TO BEGIN FIRST DAY OF A 4-DAY TRIP. EXITING CAPT INFORMED ME THE ACFT I WAS TO TAKE WAS A 'GOOD ACFT.' MY RELEASE 'DISPATCH' INDICATED 1 DISPLAY FAN TO BE INOP ALONG WITH PAX DOOR INDICATION INOP. I ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANT TO CLOSE THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. WHEN DONE, DOOR INDICATION SHOWED CLOSED, CORRECT POS, THUS WE FIGURED 'IT WORKS NOW BUT WE'LL WATCH IT AND STILL HAVE HER VERIFY IT TO BE CLOSED EACH LEG.' IT WORKED FINE -- THE DOOR INDICATION -- FOR 4 LEGS WE HAD THE ACFT. HRS LATER, I WAS INFORMED THAT MYSELF AND 10 OTHER CREWS FLEW AN ACFT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE. WITH THE DISPLAY FAN DEFERRED, THE PAX DOOR INDICATION MAY NOT BE MEL'ED, TOO. I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO COMPLACENT WITH THE CAPT GIVING ME THE ACFT IN THE MORNING AS A 'GOOD ACFT,' AND CHKED A LITTLE DEEPER IN THE MEL BOOK ABOUT OUR DEFERRALS. I'M SURE THE 10 OTHER CREWS DID THE SAME THING AS I DID FEELING 'THEY FLEW IT SO IT MUST BE OK.'
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.