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An MD80 was dispatched with the nose taxi light deferred as inoperative. Aircraft returned to gate to correct MEL reference number for light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 656336 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200504 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| 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 : taxi ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| ASRS Report | 656336 |
| 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 flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
This morning; I released aircraft X per MEL 33-7A; as per maintenance control; mr X's instructions for right nose taxi light inoperative. After verifying the lens was not broken; I proceeded with the MEL copying the information from mr X in maintenance control. Aircraft taxied from the gate; and the crew called back with discrepancy in the MEL used. I called maintenance control (mr Y) and notified him of that; and we decided to bring aircraft X back to the gate to correct the MEL paperwork error. Aircraft was released per MEL 33-7C nose taxi light inoperative. Paperwork error was corrected.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE NOSE TAXI LIGHT DEFERRED AS INOP. ACFT RETURNED TO GATE TO CORRECT MEL REF NUMBER FOR LIGHT.
Narrative: THIS MORNING; I RELEASED ACFT X PER MEL 33-7A; AS PER MAINT CTL; MR X'S INSTRUCTIONS FOR R NOSE TAXI LIGHT INOP. AFTER VERIFYING THE LENS WAS NOT BROKEN; I PROCEEDED WITH THE MEL COPYING THE INFO FROM MR X IN MAINT CTL. ACFT TAXIED FROM THE GATE; AND THE CREW CALLED BACK WITH DISCREPANCY IN THE MEL USED. I CALLED MAINT CTL (MR Y) AND NOTIFIED HIM OF THAT; AND WE DECIDED TO BRING ACFT X BACK TO THE GATE TO CORRECT THE MEL PAPERWORK ERROR. ACFT WAS RELEASED PER MEL 33-7C NOSE TAXI LIGHT INOP. PAPERWORK ERROR WAS CORRECTED.
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.