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SAAB340 was dispatched with the pneumatic duct temperature indicator inoperative. Later review of MEL reveals this item cannot be deferred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 675768 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200510 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 675768 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals 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 | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I applied MEL to aircraft cabin temperature indicator for a pilot report of duct temperature indicator. Suggest note in MEL manual page that even though indication is shared; duct temperature indicator side is not deferrable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SAAB340 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE PNEUMATIC DUCT TEMP INDICATOR INOP. LATER REVIEW OF MEL REVEALS THIS ITEM CANNOT BE DEFERRED.
Narrative: I APPLIED MEL TO ACFT CABIN TEMP INDICATOR FOR A PLT RPT OF DUCT TEMP INDICATOR. SUGGEST NOTE IN MEL MANUAL PAGE THAT EVEN THOUGH INDICATION IS SHARED; DUCT TEMP INDICATOR SIDE IS NOT DEFERRABLE.
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.