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Ramp check by FAA aci raises a question of legality regarding the logbook sign off by airline maintenance procedure of aircraft equipment problem as referred to in the MEL requirements.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 193736 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199111 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : huf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 210 |
| ASRS Report | 193736 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During preflight of dfw-nrt on nov/fri/91, an FAA type visited the aircraft checking out the logbooks. There was 1 deferred item involving an interphone handset located at door 1R. The cradle was broken and a new part was needed. Item was signed off using an MEL reference number as a deferred item. The interphone actually was operable. The FAA person questioned the sign off made by maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RAMP CHK BY FAA ACI RAISES A QUESTION OF LEGALITY REGARDING THE LOGBOOK SIGN OFF BY AIRLINE MAINT PROC OF ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM AS REFERRED TO IN THE MEL REQUIREMENTS.
Narrative: DURING PREFLT OF DFW-NRT ON NOV/FRI/91, AN FAA TYPE VISITED THE ACFT CHKING OUT THE LOGBOOKS. THERE WAS 1 DEFERRED ITEM INVOLVING AN INTERPHONE HANDSET LOCATED AT DOOR 1R. THE CRADLE WAS BROKEN AND A NEW PART WAS NEEDED. ITEM WAS SIGNED OFF USING AN MEL REF NUMBER AS A DEFERRED ITEM. THE INTERPHONE ACTUALLY WAS OPERABLE. THE FAA PERSON QUESTIONED THE SIGN OFF MADE BY MAINT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.