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A B767 was dispatched with the left engine fuel pressure transmitter inoperative. Improper reference for deferral. No deferral allowed per MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 687279 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200601 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| ASRS Report | 687279 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 687280 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Deferral of l-hand engine fuel pressure transmitter/circuit breaker popped under gpm X after technician notification. Technical service advisement that this item can go under gpm X due to item being maintenance referral item only. L-hand fuel px is disable during flight/maintenance reference only. Reviewed gpm X and consulted with technician. Mislead information to amt and supervisor by technical service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE L ENG FUEL PRESSURE XMITTER INOP. IMPROPER REF FOR DEFERRAL. NO DEFERRAL ALLOWED PER MEL.
Narrative: DEFERRAL OF L-HAND ENG FUEL PRESSURE XMITTER/CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED UNDER GPM X AFTER TECHNICIAN NOTIFICATION. TECHNICAL SVC ADVISEMENT THAT THIS ITEM CAN GO UNDER GPM X DUE TO ITEM BEING MAINT REFERRAL ITEM ONLY. L-HAND FUEL PX IS DISABLE DURING FLT/MAINT REF ONLY. REVIEWED GPM X AND CONSULTED WITH TECHNICIAN. MISLEAD INFO TO AMT AND SUPVR BY TECHNICAL SVC.
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.