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An EMB170 was inspected by an FAA safety inspector. Found clip on cockpit wall broken with tape indicating item was deferred. Found no record in logbook.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 656154 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11600 flight time type : 318 |
| ASRS Report | 656154 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
FAA safety inspector boarded aircraft. Moved jumpseat into position to find clip on cabin wall broken. After looking at clip for several mins to see what was wrong; we found a piece of silver duct tape (color matching the broken silver clip) with some faded writing on it. Writing read programmed apr/fri/05. A few problems arose from this. First we are not allowed to program items that are in the MEL manual; they must go on MEL. Second; we need to list programmed items in the logbook (no logbook item was found); instead of covering them up with tape which matches the color of the broken item. Third we need a procedure to make crew aware of programmed items; such as the ones in place for MEL items.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB170 WAS INSPECTED BY AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR. FOUND CLIP ON COCKPIT WALL BROKEN WITH TAPE INDICATING ITEM WAS DEFERRED. FOUND NO RECORD IN LOGBOOK.
Narrative: FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR BOARDED ACFT. MOVED JUMPSEAT INTO POS TO FIND CLIP ON CABIN WALL BROKEN. AFTER LOOKING AT CLIP FOR SEVERAL MINS TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG; WE FOUND A PIECE OF SILVER DUCT TAPE (COLOR MATCHING THE BROKEN SILVER CLIP) WITH SOME FADED WRITING ON IT. WRITING READ PROGRAMMED APR/FRI/05. A FEW PROBS AROSE FROM THIS. FIRST WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PROGRAM ITEMS THAT ARE IN THE MEL MANUAL; THEY MUST GO ON MEL. SECOND; WE NEED TO LIST PROGRAMMED ITEMS IN THE LOGBOOK (NO LOGBOOK ITEM WAS FOUND); INSTEAD OF COVERING THEM UP WITH TAPE WHICH MATCHES THE COLOR OF THE BROKEN ITEM. THIRD WE NEED A PROC TO MAKE CREW AWARE OF PROGRAMMED ITEMS; SUCH AS THE ONES IN PLACE FOR MEL ITEMS.
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.