Minimum euqipment list requirement reference pressurization of aircraft written up in contradictory ...

Attributes
ACN	89675
Time
Date	198806
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3600
ASRS Report	89675
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon being ramped, after incident, at cle, investigator found that pressurization write up was incorrect. Maintenance personnel told me earlier in the day that the problem was probably corrected and to go ahead and try the pressurization in the automatic mode. Pressurization worked good on the first ferry flight to sdf. I was then going to call dispatch to get the deferred item corrected while en route to cle. Never did though. So, upon arrival at cle, there was an incident and prompted FAA inspectors to check the aircraft logs. And, upon their inspection, found the pressurization MEL'd improperly (I flew in at 17000' MSL) although it worked good. Unfortunately, I only read the first MEL item which said to fly pressurized in the manual mode. The second referral said to fly in the automatic mode. With these contradicting one another, it should have said to fly unpressurized which it did not. Conclusion: reach each and every sentence: on arrival cle the aircraft had exited the runway causing the FAA to investigate the incident. During their examination the discrepancy in the logbook was noted. Maintenance had failed to clear the item from the log after the repair had been made. Has received no further inquiry from FAA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MINIMUM EUQIPMENT LIST REQUIREMENT REFERENCE PRESSURIZATION OF ACFT WRITTEN UP IN CONTRADICTORY MANNER.

Narrative: UPON BEING RAMPED, AFTER INCIDENT, AT CLE, INVESTIGATOR FOUND THAT PRESSURIZATION WRITE UP WAS INCORRECT. MAINT PERSONNEL TOLD ME EARLIER IN THE DAY THAT THE PROB WAS PROBABLY CORRECTED AND TO GO AHEAD AND TRY THE PRESSURIZATION IN THE AUTO MODE. PRESSURIZATION WORKED GOOD ON THE FIRST FERRY FLT TO SDF. I WAS THEN GOING TO CALL DISPATCH TO GET THE DEFERRED ITEM CORRECTED WHILE ENRTE TO CLE. NEVER DID THOUGH. SO, UPON ARR AT CLE, THERE WAS AN INCIDENT AND PROMPTED FAA INSPECTORS TO CHK THE ACFT LOGS. AND, UPON THEIR INSPECTION, FOUND THE PRESSURIZATION MEL'D IMPROPERLY (I FLEW IN AT 17000' MSL) ALTHOUGH IT WORKED GOOD. UNFORTUNATELY, I ONLY READ THE FIRST MEL ITEM WHICH SAID TO FLY PRESSURIZED IN THE MANUAL MODE. THE SECOND REFERRAL SAID TO FLY IN THE AUTO MODE. WITH THESE CONTRADICTING ONE ANOTHER, IT SHOULD HAVE SAID TO FLY UNPRESSURIZED WHICH IT DID NOT. CONCLUSION: REACH EACH AND EVERY SENTENCE: ON ARR CLE THE ACFT HAD EXITED THE RWY CAUSING THE FAA TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT. DURING THEIR EXAMINATION THE DISCREPANCY IN THE LOGBOOK WAS NOTED. MAINT HAD FAILED TO CLR THE ITEM FROM THE LOG AFTER THE REPAIR HAD BEEN MADE. HAS RECEIVED NO FURTHER INQUIRY FROM FAA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.

Minimum euqipment list requirement reference pressurization of aircraft written up in contradictory manner.