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A B777-200 was dispatched on an overwater flight without the extended range overwater operations check accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 684186 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 684186 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 684048 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Arrived international gate on a 1 hour 45 min turn; APU on MEL and fuel quantity write-up. I took care of the fuel problem while the other guys work the rest. I was not aware aircraft departed without ETOPS predep check till I received a call from my lead on my way home. Aircraft should have not ever been released till ETOPS predep check was signed in aircraft logbook. Supplemental information from acn 684047: when I arrived at the aircraft to see if anything was left open and to call in ETOPS; aircraft had already departed. I assumed it had been called in by other guys. No one had called me to see why we were on delay; so as far as I was concerned they had accomplished that task.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777-200 WAS DISPATCHED ON AN OVERWATER FLT WITHOUT THE EXTENDED RANGE OVERWATER OPS CHK ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: ARRIVED INTL GATE ON A 1 HR 45 MIN TURN; APU ON MEL AND FUEL QUANTITY WRITE-UP. I TOOK CARE OF THE FUEL PROB WHILE THE OTHER GUYS WORK THE REST. I WAS NOT AWARE ACFT DEPARTED WITHOUT ETOPS PREDEP CHK TILL I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY LEAD ON MY WAY HOME. ACFT SHOULD HAVE NOT EVER BEEN RELEASED TILL ETOPS PREDEP CHK WAS SIGNED IN ACFT LOGBOOK. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 684047: WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE ACFT TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS LEFT OPEN AND TO CALL IN ETOPS; ACFT HAD ALREADY DEPARTED. I ASSUMED IT HAD BEEN CALLED IN BY OTHER GUYS. NO ONE HAD CALLED ME TO SEE WHY WE WERE ON DELAY; SO AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED THEY HAD ACCOMPLISHED THAT TASK.
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.