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A319 captain discovers his tray table door is missing during preflight with no corresponding logbook write up or MEL deferral.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 863485 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 230 Flight Crew Total 18530 Flight Crew Type 7220 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
During preflight; I observed the tray table blocker door not in position. I felt around with my hand and the whole door assembly was missing. I have filed a report previously reporting this same issue. Contract maintenance arrived at the aircraft and I explained the problem. The contract mechanic stated that he thought the door had been removed; but he would gladly check the avionics bay and rudder pedals. He returned and said that he found nothing and would talk to maintenance control about a deferral. I had sent an initial message to maintenance control about this problem and received an initial reply. I sent 3 more ACARS messages to ask if there was anything in log history. I never received a reply from maintenance control on these questions. This is a repeat issue and needs to be addressed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain discovers his tray table door is missing during preflight with no corresponding logbook write up or MEL deferral.
Narrative: During preflight; I observed the tray table blocker door not in position. I felt around with my hand and the whole door assembly was missing. I have filed a report previously reporting this same issue. Contract maintenance arrived at the aircraft and I explained the problem. The contract mechanic stated that he thought the door had been removed; but he would gladly check the avionics bay and rudder pedals. He returned and said that he found nothing and would talk to Maintenance Control about a deferral. I had sent an initial message to Maintenance Control about this problem and received an initial reply. I sent 3 more ACARS messages to ask if there was anything in log history. I never received a reply from Maintenance Control on these questions. This is a repeat issue and needs to be addressed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.