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2 DC9-30 aircraft were dispatched in non compliance with a deferred galley drain problem entered on the wrong airplane.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 607253 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 607253 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was working maintenance control third shift. It was my first night back, so I was fatigued. It was also busy and I was working alone. Early at approximately XA07, a captain on aircraft X reported water on the cockpit floor and a galley drain clog. I called contract maintenance and waited for them to assess the situation. During this time period, I got involved with an electrical problem potentially grounding a fleet of our aircraft. I was working intensively with our maintenance people and our technical representative of the aircraft involved. I received a call from contract maintenance regarding the galley drain on aircraft X. Water was cleaned up -- no other damage. The galley drain heat worked correctly. I entered the deferral in the computer, gave the mechanic instructions on paperwork and procedures and MEL'ed the galley drain. The paperwork was correct except I unintentionally entered the wrong tail number in the computer. This aircraft X was released without the MEL on its release and aircraft Y was released with the MEL on its release.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 DC9-30 ACFT WERE DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A DEFERRED GALLEY DRAIN PROB ENTERED ON THE WRONG AIRPLANE.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING MAINT CTL THIRD SHIFT. IT WAS MY FIRST NIGHT BACK, SO I WAS FATIGUED. IT WAS ALSO BUSY AND I WAS WORKING ALONE. EARLY AT APPROX XA07, A CAPT ON ACFT X RPTED WATER ON THE COCKPIT FLOOR AND A GALLEY DRAIN CLOG. I CALLED CONTRACT MAINT AND WAITED FOR THEM TO ASSESS THE SIT. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, I GOT INVOLVED WITH AN ELECTRICAL PROB POTENTIALLY GNDING A FLEET OF OUR ACFT. I WAS WORKING INTENSIVELY WITH OUR MAINT PEOPLE AND OUR TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ACFT INVOLVED. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM CONTRACT MAINT REGARDING THE GALLEY DRAIN ON ACFT X. WATER WAS CLEANED UP -- NO OTHER DAMAGE. THE GALLEY DRAIN HEAT WORKED CORRECTLY. I ENTERED THE DEFERRAL IN THE COMPUTER, GAVE THE MECH INSTRUCTIONS ON PAPERWORK AND PROCS AND MEL'ED THE GALLEY DRAIN. THE PAPERWORK WAS CORRECT EXCEPT I UNINTENTIONALLY ENTERED THE WRONG TAIL NUMBER IN THE COMPUTER. THIS ACFT X WAS RELEASED WITHOUT THE MEL ON ITS RELEASE AND ACFT Y WAS RELEASED WITH THE MEL ON ITS RELEASE.
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.