A320 flight crew has 2 MEL'ed items that are related and one must work for legal flight.

Attributes
ACN	698482
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
ASRS Report	698482
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Captain contacted dispatch that the flight had a non-afpam item; cabin trim air valves inoperative. There was also an afpam item; #2 pack inoperative. The problem was that the non-afpam item stipulated that both pack controllers operate normally. The captain refused the aircraft. This aircraft had been operated in this manner for 7 previous legs with both items deferred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW HAS 2 MEL'ED ITEMS THAT ARE RELATED AND ONE MUST WORK FOR LEGAL FLT.

Narrative: CAPT CONTACTED DISPATCH THAT THE FLT HAD A NON-AFPAM ITEM; CABIN TRIM AIR VALVES INOP. THERE WAS ALSO AN AFPAM ITEM; #2 PACK INOP. THE PROB WAS THAT THE NON-AFPAM ITEM STIPULATED THAT BOTH PACK CTLRS OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CAPT REFUSED THE ACFT. THIS ACFT HAD BEEN OPERATED IN THIS MANNER FOR 7 PREVIOUS LEGS WITH BOTH ITEMS DEFERRED.

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.