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A B737-800 was dispatched with #2 thrust reverser deferred per MEL as inoperative. Aircraft was not removed from autoland status per MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 717953 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 2 maintenance technician : 23 |
| ASRS Report | 717953 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft X CAT status not downgraded when #2 reverser placarded inoperative. Aircraft arrived with the #2 reverser overhead light illuminated. Performed bite/reset and cleared log. Just prior to departure time; flight crew operated reverser and fault returned. Reverser placard inoperative and deferred special procedures accomplished. Downgrade was missed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 WAS DISPATCHED WITH #2 THRUST REVERSER DEFERRED PER MEL AS INOPERATIVE. ACFT WAS NOT REMOVED FROM AUTOLAND STATUS PER MEL.
Narrative: ACFT X CAT STATUS NOT DOWNGRADED WHEN #2 REVERSER PLACARDED INOP. ACFT ARRIVED WITH THE #2 REVERSER OVERHEAD LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED BITE/RESET AND CLRED LOG. JUST PRIOR TO DEP TIME; FLT CREW OPERATED REVERSER AND FAULT RETURNED. REVERSER PLACARD INOP AND DEFERRED SPECIAL PROCS ACCOMPLISHED. DOWNGRADE WAS MISSED.
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.