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An A300 captain reports an A300 released for service with a pylon fastener missing with no MEL or cdl reference. Deferral reference based on a repair document.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 671357 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200509 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 671357 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical 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 : anomaly accepted |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft A300-600ER logbook review disclosed fastener missing on structural engine pylon panel. Item not listed in maintenance item control sheet. Item not in MEL. Item not in cdl. Authority/authorized for flight issued based on repair document. Repairs not covered by general MEL. Captain ordered in writing to fly aircraft as is. Order to fly subject to loss of pay for discovery of discrepancy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300 CAPT RPTS AN A300 RELEASED FOR SVC WITH A PYLON FASTENER MISSING WITH NO MEL OR CDL REF. DEFERRAL REF BASED ON A REPAIR DOCUMENT.
Narrative: ACFT A300-600ER LOGBOOK REVIEW DISCLOSED FASTENER MISSING ON STRUCTURAL ENG PYLON PANEL. ITEM NOT LISTED IN MAINT ITEM CTL SHEET. ITEM NOT IN MEL. ITEM NOT IN CDL. AUTH FOR FLT ISSUED BASED ON REPAIR DOCUMENT. REPAIRS NOT COVERED BY GENERAL MEL. CAPT ORDERED IN WRITING TO FLY ACFT AS IS. ORDER TO FLY SUBJECT TO LOSS OF PAY FOR DISCOVERY OF DISCREPANCY.
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.