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A319 was reported that it was released for flight with known wire damage in violation of the gmm.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1516230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201802 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Wiring & Connectors |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
[The aircraft] was found to have wire damage as updated on log pages. Log page was updated with my findings and I was told by tomc through my lead that the aircraft would be taken out of service for repair. Per gmm 'it is restricted by [the company] for an aircraft to be flown with known wire damage unless it can be isolated in such a way that no further damage will occur as a result of operating in that condition.' [guidance manuals] are specific that the chaffed wire was not reparable and had to be replaced. After updating the log page with the troubleshooting performed and parts needed; [management] approved deferral extensions on both the MEL and ahm and the aircraft was released for flight and continues to fly currently with known wire damage in violation of the gmm.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 was reported that it was released for flight with known wire damage in violation of the GMM.
Narrative: [The aircraft] was found to have wire damage as updated on log pages. Log page was updated with my findings and I was told by TOMC through my lead that the aircraft would be taken out of service for repair. Per GMM 'It is restricted by [the company] for an aircraft to be flown with known wire damage unless it can be isolated in such a way that no further damage will occur as a result of operating in that condition.' [Guidance Manuals] are specific that the chaffed wire was not reparable and had to be replaced. After updating the log page with the troubleshooting performed and parts needed; [management] approved deferral extensions on both the MEL and AHM and the aircraft was released for flight and continues to fly currently with known wire damage in violation of the GMM.
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.