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A321 flight crew was informed after landing by maintenance that an incorrect MEL number was applied to a broken flight attendant jump seat. The number applied was for the A319/A320 and this difference was not easily detected when applying the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1406296 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
Flying an airbus 321 with MEL 25-12A for the flight attendant (flight attendant) jump seat inoperative. During the captain's briefing to the crew he informed the flight attendant's about the MEL and all requirements to comply with it. Once we landed at destination maintenance boarded the airplane and asked for the logbook. The technician told us they needed to switch the MEL from 25-12A to 25-12B. After further review the original MEL was designed for A319/320 aircraft and condition B is for A321 aircraft. Although the difference in MEL we were still in compliance with the requirements of MEL 25-12B.a suggestion to prevent this from happening in the future would be to have the aircraft designation (A319/A320 & A321) within the MEL more noticeable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 flight crew was informed after landing by maintenance that an incorrect MEL number was applied to a broken flight attendant jump seat. The number applied was for the A319/A320 and this difference was not easily detected when applying the MEL.
Narrative: Flying an Airbus 321 with MEL 25-12A for the Flight Attendant (FA) Jump seat inoperative. During the Captain's briefing to the crew he informed the FA's about the MEL and all requirements to comply with it. Once we landed at destination maintenance boarded the airplane and asked for the logbook. The technician told us they needed to switch the MEL from 25-12A to 25-12B. After further review the original MEL was designed for A319/320 aircraft and condition B is for A321 aircraft. Although the difference in MEL we were still in compliance with the requirements of MEL 25-12B.A suggestion to prevent this from happening in the future would be to have the aircraft designation (A319/A320 & A321) within the MEL more noticeable.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.