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A md-83 flight crew erroneously departed with an open cabin seatback write up because the seat was not being occupied and was fixed upright.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1033077 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201208 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pax Seat |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural MEL |
Narrative:
Inbound flight attendants reported a seat back was broken and failed to stay upright. A maintenance code and write-up was entered into the logbook. Due to thunderstorms the flight was late with a quick turn. The seat was blocked and the back secured in the upright position. Due to the fact that the seat back was secured in the upright position and the seat not used; we assumed that the matter could be dealt with at the next station (the captain's write-up was info to maintenance). We discovered on the flight to our destination that the write-up should have been cleared by maintenance back at the previous station. In the future any logbook write up should be discussed with maintenance and the MEL procedures checked before making the decision to proceed with the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MD-83 flight crew erroneously departed with an open cabin seatback write up because the seat was not being occupied and was fixed upright.
Narrative: Inbound flight attendants reported a seat back was broken and failed to stay upright. A maintenance code and write-up was entered into the logbook. Due to thunderstorms the flight was late with a quick turn. The seat was blocked and the back secured in the upright position. Due to the fact that the seat back was secured in the upright position and the seat not used; we assumed that the matter could be dealt with at the next station (the Captain's write-up was info to Maintenance). We discovered on the flight to our destination that the write-up should have been cleared by Maintenance back at the previous station. In the future any logbook write up should be discussed with Maintenance and the MEL procedures checked before making the decision to proceed with the flight.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.