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An MD80 was found to have the right nose gear landing light improperly wired. Item was deferred per the MEL. Found item cleared, but wiring not repaired. Deferred again.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 633430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Sat |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : gfk.tower |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 633430 |
| 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 | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Noted r-hand nose gear landing light inoperative. Went to remove and replace r-hand lamp noted wires installed improperly at base. Talk to line avionics. We talked and MEL r-hand nose taxi light. Reference MEL 33-7C. Log page xxxxx on date oct/wed/04. I pulled and collared r-hand circuit breaker for nose taxi light. On oct/sat/04, I was reviewing MEL 33-7C for air carrier X on the computer. Noted MEL 33-7C was cleared, but no action was taken on improperly installed wires. The aircraft came back to ZZZ less than 20 mins when this condition was realized. When air carrier X came to gate, removed r-hand nose taxi light and noted r-hand nose taxi light wires still installed improperly at base. Talked to line supervisor and maintenance. Placed r-hand nose taxi light back on MEL 33-7C. Noted wire terminals damaged. Reinstalled nose light. Pulled and collared circuit breaker for r-hand nose taxi light.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE R NOSE GEAR LNDG LIGHT IMPROPERLY WIRED. ITEM WAS DEFERRED PER THE MEL. FOUND ITEM CLRED, BUT WIRING NOT REPAIRED. DEFERRED AGAIN.
Narrative: NOTED R-HAND NOSE GEAR LNDG LIGHT INOP. WENT TO REMOVE AND REPLACE R-HAND LAMP NOTED WIRES INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AT BASE. TALK TO LINE AVIONICS. WE TALKED AND MEL R-HAND NOSE TAXI LIGHT. REF MEL 33-7C. LOG PAGE XXXXX ON DATE OCT/WED/04. I PULLED AND COLLARED R-HAND CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR NOSE TAXI LIGHT. ON OCT/SAT/04, I WAS REVIEWING MEL 33-7C FOR ACR X ON THE COMPUTER. NOTED MEL 33-7C WAS CLRED, BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON IMPROPERLY INSTALLED WIRES. THE ACFT CAME BACK TO ZZZ LESS THAN 20 MINS WHEN THIS CONDITION WAS REALIZED. WHEN ACR X CAME TO GATE, REMOVED R-HAND NOSE TAXI LIGHT AND NOTED R-HAND NOSE TAXI LIGHT WIRES STILL INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AT BASE. TALKED TO LINE SUPVR AND MAINT. PLACED R-HAND NOSE TAXI LIGHT BACK ON MEL 33-7C. NOTED WIRE TERMINALS DAMAGED. REINSTALLED NOSE LIGHT. PULLED AND COLLARED CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR R-HAND NOSE TAXI LIGHT.
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.