 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
An MD80 preflight check flight crew noted left hydraulic pressure slow to depressurize with pumps off. Maintenance deferred item per MEL but placarded wrong pressure indicator.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 725529 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 725529 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 725528 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During the preflight; we noticed that the left hydraulic pressure was slow to depressurize after the pumps were turned off. Maintenance came out and put the item on placard. We got the maintenance logbook back at around departure time. We were also being deiced at that time. An obviously too quick of a review of the maintenance logbook followed by me. Maintenance had placarded the wrong item and we departed with an item that was non-placardable. I came to that conclusion airborne and called maintenance at ZZZ1. They corrected the item. A couple of things I need to do in the future to avoid the same mistake. Make my write-up so nothing can be misinterpreted. And take a deep breath at the gate at times when everything is happening at the same time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 PREFLT CHK FLT CREW NOTED L HYD PRESSURE SLOW TO DEPRESSURIZE WITH PUMPS OFF. MAINT DEFERRED ITEM PER MEL BUT PLACARDED WRONG PRESSURE INDICATOR.
Narrative: DURING THE PREFLT; WE NOTICED THAT THE L HYD PRESSURE WAS SLOW TO DEPRESSURIZE AFTER THE PUMPS WERE TURNED OFF. MAINT CAME OUT AND PUT THE ITEM ON PLACARD. WE GOT THE MAINT LOGBOOK BACK AT AROUND DEP TIME. WE WERE ALSO BEING DEICED AT THAT TIME. AN OBVIOUSLY TOO QUICK OF A REVIEW OF THE MAINT LOGBOOK FOLLOWED BY ME. MAINT HAD PLACARDED THE WRONG ITEM AND WE DEPARTED WITH AN ITEM THAT WAS NON-PLACARDABLE. I CAME TO THAT CONCLUSION AIRBORNE AND CALLED MAINT AT ZZZ1. THEY CORRECTED THE ITEM. A COUPLE OF THINGS I NEED TO DO IN THE FUTURE TO AVOID THE SAME MISTAKE. MAKE MY WRITE-UP SO NOTHING CAN BE MISINTERPRETED. AND TAKE A DEEP BREATH AT THE GATE AT TIMES WHEN EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME.
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.