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A captain and first officer reported distractions caused by numerous maintenance discrepancies and MEL deferral procedures not complied with; on-time departure pressures; having to 'tanker' additional fuel on their A320 as well as arrival runway changes resulted in a 300 pound overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 955183 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | APU Controls |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
A320 logbook page write-up for hydraulic leak/fluid streaming from under aircraft left stabilizer and elevator. Visible shine of fluid seen on surfaces; no hydraulic fluid found on ramp. Large area of paint lifting; crinkling and peeling off elevator; I believe; due to corrosive skydrol hydraulic fluid. I was advised that no hydraulic leak history was documented.APU [had been] MEL'd in logbook. APU auto shut-down at gate five days earlier. MEL maintenance placarding procedure done by maintenance. Under MEL placarding procedure; item # 4 was not complied with. Downgrade aircraft status as appropriate for each restriction under ''operational restrictions'' and install placard(s). Operational restriction [was] ''ETOPS operations prohibited''. Placard sticker not performed.aircraft logbook page read ECAM status: one pack only if wing anti-ice (wai) on. Write-up for first officer seat electrical motor; full aft cutout sensor inoperative. Motor continues to run resulting in clutch jumping. The first officer's seat was previously written-up a few days earlier. Standard maintenance action [was] ''unable to duplicate''.I was distracted with hydraulic fluid situation; felt pressure to depart as soon as possible (as soon as possible) and did not thoroughly read the placarding procedure for the APU MEL. I will try not to let others pressure me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Captain and First Officer reported distractions caused by numerous maintenance discrepancies and MEL deferral procedures not complied with; on-time departure pressures; having to 'tanker' additional fuel on their A320 as well as arrival runway changes resulted in a 300 LB overweight landing.
Narrative: A320 Logbook page write-up for hydraulic leak/fluid streaming from under aircraft left stabilizer and elevator. Visible shine of fluid seen on surfaces; no hydraulic fluid found on ramp. Large area of paint lifting; crinkling and peeling off elevator; I believe; due to corrosive Skydrol hydraulic fluid. I was advised that no hydraulic leak history was documented.APU [had been] MEL'd in Logbook. APU Auto Shut-down at gate five days earlier. MEL maintenance placarding procedure done by Maintenance. Under MEL Placarding Procedure; item # 4 was not complied with. Downgrade aircraft status as appropriate for each restriction under ''Operational Restrictions'' and install placard(s). Operational Restriction [was] ''ETOPS Operations Prohibited''. Placard sticker not performed.Aircraft Logbook page read ECAM STATUS: ONE PACK ONLY IF Wing Anti-Ice (WAI) ON. Write-up for First Officer seat electrical motor; full aft cutout sensor inoperative. Motor continues to run resulting in clutch jumping. The First Officer's seat was previously written-up a few days earlier. Standard maintenance action [was] ''unable to duplicate''.I was distracted with hydraulic fluid situation; felt pressure to depart as soon as possible (ASAP) and did not thoroughly read the placarding procedure for the APU MEL. I will try not to let others pressure me.
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.