Flight crew of A319 discover maintenance had pulled the wrong circuit breakers for an MEL deferred i...

Attributes
ACN	618292
Time
Date	200405
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Light	Daylight Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	618292
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam msg other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

The APU was deferred for a bleed air leak. Circuit breaker 'left/M' panel ECAM after takeoff. We dismissed the ECAM as false, related to 2 collared circuit breakers on the panel to inoperative the APU. During cruise, the captain noticed the 2 collared circuit breakers didn't match the 2 specified on the MEL card for the inoperative'ed APU. The correct circuit breakers were 1 row lower, had very similar labeling and were the unmonitored type. I don't think safety was ever in question since we didn't use the APU or APU bleed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF A319 DISCOVER MAINT HAD PULLED THE WRONG CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR AN MEL DEFERRED ITEM.

Narrative: THE APU WAS DEFERRED FOR A BLEED AIR LEAK. CIRCUIT BREAKER 'L/M' PANEL ECAM AFTER TKOF. WE DISMISSED THE ECAM AS FALSE, RELATED TO 2 COLLARED CIRCUIT BREAKERS ON THE PANEL TO INOP THE APU. DURING CRUISE, THE CAPT NOTICED THE 2 COLLARED CIRCUIT BREAKERS DIDN'T MATCH THE 2 SPECIFIED ON THE MEL CARD FOR THE INOP'ED APU. THE CORRECT CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE 1 ROW LOWER, HAD VERY SIMILAR LABELING AND WERE THE UNMONITORED TYPE. I DON'T THINK SAFETY WAS EVER IN QUESTION SINCE WE DIDN'T USE THE APU OR APU BLEED.

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.

Flight crew of A319 discover maintenance had pulled the wrong circuit breakers for an MEL deferred item.