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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with the fuel low level light deferred as inoperative per the MEL. Item deferred should have been center tank boost pump.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626339 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| ASRS Report | 626339 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : center tank low pressure warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : fault isolation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
ZZZ1 maintenance called to get a placard for the fuel low level light. They verified the pumps (are) were operating. Upon review of chapter 28 fmr items (routine) I noticed the PIREP for the MEL I issued, indicated a bad or intermittent center boost pump. I issued the wrong MEL reference for the write-up. I did not get the full information from ZZZ1 maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE FUEL LOW LEVEL LIGHT DEFERRED AS INOP PER THE MEL. ITEM DEFERRED SHOULD HAVE BEEN CTR TANK BOOST PUMP.
Narrative: ZZZ1 MAINT CALLED TO GET A PLACARD FOR THE FUEL LOW LEVEL LIGHT. THEY VERIFIED THE PUMPS (ARE) WERE OPERATING. UPON REVIEW OF CHAPTER 28 FMR ITEMS (ROUTINE) I NOTICED THE PIREP FOR THE MEL I ISSUED, INDICATED A BAD OR INTERMITTENT CTR BOOST PUMP. I ISSUED THE WRONG MEL REF FOR THE WRITE-UP. I DID NOT GET THE FULL INFO FROM ZZZ1 MAINT.
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.