<< >> NASA ASRS Report 655382, April 2005

An MD80 passenger service unit had been disconnected and deferred; but the seats were not blocked off per MEL special procedures.

Attributes
ACN	655382
Time
Date	200504
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
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 : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	655382
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

When I reviewed the logbook before departure; I noticed that seat 26XY had a disconnected passenger service unit; but these seats were not blocked and only the PA system was on placard. After consulting with maintenance; I determined that the seats were unusable and had maintenance block them off and put the passenger service unit on placard.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 PAX SVC UNIT HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED AND DEFERRED; BUT THE SEATS WERE NOT BLOCKED OFF PER MEL SPECIAL PROCS.

Narrative: WHEN I REVIEWED THE LOGBOOK BEFORE DEP; I NOTICED THAT SEAT 26XY HAD A DISCONNECTED PAX SVC UNIT; BUT THESE SEATS WERE NOT BLOCKED AND ONLY THE PA SYS WAS ON PLACARD. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MAINT; I DETERMINED THAT THE SEATS WERE UNUSABLE AND HAD MAINT BLOCK THEM OFF AND PUT THE PAX SVC UNIT ON PLACARD.

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.