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B757 captain reports a RDMI failure during preflight that maintenance chooses to defer unless the captain refuses the aircraft; in which case it will be repaired. Aircraft is refused and flight departs 15 minutes late following repairs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 924907 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Compass (HSI/ETC) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 13500 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Captain's RDMI failed. Mechanic said that it might be able to be deferred. I know in IFR conditions it could not. Mechanic told me that if I wanted it replaced; I would have to refuse the airplane. Eventually the refusal went through; but it took 15 minutes to play this game. Guess how late we left? 15 minutes. I thought this whole 'you have to refuse the airplane to get it fixed' business was over with.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 Captain reports a RDMI failure during preflight that Maintenance chooses to defer unless the Captain refuses the aircraft; in which case it will be repaired. Aircraft is refused and flight departs 15 minutes late following repairs.
Narrative: Captain's RDMI failed. Mechanic said that it might be able to be deferred. I know in IFR conditions it could not. Mechanic told me that if I wanted it replaced; I would have to refuse the airplane. Eventually the refusal went through; but it took 15 minutes to play this game. Guess how late we left? 15 minutes. I thought this whole 'you have to refuse the airplane to get it fixed' business was over with.
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.