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An A310-300 was operated for 2 segments before the crew was advised the flts were in violation. Combination of flap fairing missing and 1 brake inoperative made operation illegal. No reference in MEL or cdl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 684387 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A310 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 99 flight time total : 5450 flight time type : 2786 |
| ASRS Report | 684387 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 87 flight time total : 9040 flight time type : 1840 |
| ASRS Report | 686354 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
I flew an aircraft that had 2 deferrals in logbook. First deferral was a flap track fairing missing; and the second deferral was an in-flight braking inoperative (braking action is applied to wheels while gear is retracting). Apparently; these 2 deferrals together are considered an illegal confign for flight. Company cdl or MEL books did not reference this illegal confign; so I did not know of the problem. Flight standards e-mail'ed me that maintenance found this problem after 2 flts. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the maintenance release had only the deferred brake and the flap fairing removed or missing with no special limits. The items were entered in the performance computer with no restrs and nothing would indicate this situation was in violation. Reporter stated the company is now revising the manuals to show this restr.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A310-300 WAS OPERATED FOR 2 SEGMENTS BEFORE THE CREW WAS ADVISED THE FLTS WERE IN VIOLATION. COMBINATION OF FLAP FAIRING MISSING AND 1 BRAKE INOP MADE OP ILLEGAL. NO REF IN MEL OR CDL.
Narrative: I FLEW AN ACFT THAT HAD 2 DEFERRALS IN LOGBOOK. FIRST DEFERRAL WAS A FLAP TRACK FAIRING MISSING; AND THE SECOND DEFERRAL WAS AN INFLT BRAKING INOP (BRAKING ACTION IS APPLIED TO WHEELS WHILE GEAR IS RETRACTING). APPARENTLY; THESE 2 DEFERRALS TOGETHER ARE CONSIDERED AN ILLEGAL CONFIGN FOR FLT. COMPANY CDL OR MEL BOOKS DID NOT REF THIS ILLEGAL CONFIGN; SO I DID NOT KNOW OF THE PROB. FLT STANDARDS E-MAIL'ED ME THAT MAINT FOUND THIS PROB AFTER 2 FLTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE MAINT RELEASE HAD ONLY THE DEFERRED BRAKE AND THE FLAP FAIRING REMOVED OR MISSING WITH NO SPECIAL LIMITS. THE ITEMS WERE ENTERED IN THE PERFORMANCE COMPUTER WITH NO RESTRS AND NOTHING WOULD INDICATE THIS SITUATION WAS IN VIOLATION. RPTR STATED THE COMPANY IS NOW REVISING THE MANUALS TO SHOW THIS RESTR.
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.