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A B737-200 right landing light was deferred as inoperative per the MEL. When entering the item in the maintenance computer it was inadvertently cleared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 653761 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 653761 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
The incident occurred during entering the MEL into database. Rather than applying the MEL; I entered it as corrected. The placard and proper MEL were with the book and flight crew was briefed as to the condition of the light. I just got into a hurry due to other aircraft on the ground for a service check. We as a shift do get used to 'automatically' clearing MEL's rather than putting them on a system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 R LNDG LIGHT WAS DEFERRED AS INOP PER THE MEL. WHEN ENTERING THE ITEM IN THE MAINT COMPUTER IT WAS INADVERTENTLY CLRED.
Narrative: THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING ENTERING THE MEL INTO DATABASE. RATHER THAN APPLYING THE MEL; I ENTERED IT AS CORRECTED. THE PLACARD AND PROPER MEL WERE WITH THE BOOK AND FLT CREW WAS BRIEFED AS TO THE CONDITION OF THE LIGHT. I JUST GOT INTO A HURRY DUE TO OTHER ACFT ON THE GND FOR A SVC CHK. WE AS A SHIFT DO GET USED TO 'AUTOMATICALLY' CLRING MEL'S RATHER THAN PUTTING THEM ON A SYS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.