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A MD80's autopilot and flight guidance system were simultaneously MEL'ed; the captain refused the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 894452 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Autoflight System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural MEL |
Narrative:
Aircraft was refused due to both autopilots being inoperable and both flight guidance systems MEL'ed inoperable. I called dispatch and informed him I would not accept the aircraft unless one autopilot or one flight guidance system was placed back into service. Maintenance restored the aircraft to an acceptable level and we departed late. Maintenance or dispatch did not have any idea how these systems were related.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MD80's autopilot and flight guidance system were simultaneously MEL'ed; the Captain refused the aircraft.
Narrative: Aircraft was refused due to both autopilots being inoperable and both flight guidance systems MEL'ed inoperable. I called Dispatch and informed him I would not accept the aircraft unless one autopilot or one flight guidance system was placed back into service. Maintenance restored the aircraft to an acceptable level and we departed late. Maintenance or Dispatch did not have any idea how these systems were related.
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.