Narrative:

I arrived at the aircraft to find PIREP 'digital flight guidance panel mach select button inoperative' entered but no balancing entry on any page. This last page had all other left and right side boxes lined out; and the copy was removed. The book had obviously been reviewed; but PIREP was left open. In addition; the yaw damper was placarded inoperative; but the yaw damper switch was in the 'off' position rather than the 'override' position dictated by the MEL. This would have allowed the yaw damper to operate when the autoplt was engaged. It took maintenance personnel 30 mins from the first call to show up at the aircraft. When I made the second call to maintenance; I was told that 'a shift change was going on' and that they'd get to us soon. I'm not at all impressed with the performance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CAPT RPTS FINDING A LOGBOOK OPEN ITEM ON THE DIGITAL FLT GUIDANCE PANEL 'MACH' BUTTON UNANSWERED AND POOR MAINT RESPONSE.

Narrative: I ARRIVED AT THE ACFT TO FIND PIREP 'DIGITAL FLT GUIDANCE PANEL MACH SELECT BUTTON INOP' ENTERED BUT NO BALANCING ENTRY ON ANY PAGE. THIS LAST PAGE HAD ALL OTHER L AND R SIDE BOXES LINED OUT; AND THE COPY WAS REMOVED. THE BOOK HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN REVIEWED; BUT PIREP WAS LEFT OPEN. IN ADDITION; THE YAW DAMPER WAS PLACARDED INOP; BUT THE YAW DAMPER SWITCH WAS IN THE 'OFF' POS RATHER THAN THE 'OVERRIDE' POS DICTATED BY THE MEL. THIS WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE YAW DAMPER TO OPERATE WHEN THE AUTOPLT WAS ENGAGED. IT TOOK MAINT PERSONNEL 30 MINS FROM THE FIRST CALL TO SHOW UP AT THE ACFT. WHEN I MADE THE SECOND CALL TO MAINT; I WAS TOLD THAT 'A SHIFT CHANGE WAS GOING ON' AND THAT THEY'D GET TO US SOON. I'M NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED WITH THE PERFORMANCE.

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.