<< >> NASA ASRS Report 201710, February 1992

Decals missing off fwd galley door exterior. Aircraft operated without decals and reporter PIC evidently finds out later that they were MEL required items.

Attributes
ACN	201710
Time
Date	199202
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	201710
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Given ramp inspection by FAA inspector while on ground at mci. Informed by inspector that decals on outside of forward galley door were missing. Given no indication that the missing decals were a grounding or safety of flight item, I proceeded to operate the aircraft and flight on schedule. I did talk to our maintenance people concerning this problem before I departed, and I was told that the decals would be replaced at the next maintenance stop or ron. The company was aware of the problem. I believe that the FAA could have been more specific in the requirements of which decals are necessary in order to continue the flight. If I had known that the missing decals were required items then I certainly would not have knowingly operated the aircraft without replacements.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DECALS MISSING OFF FWD GALLEY DOOR EXTERIOR. ACFT OPERATED WITHOUT DECALS AND RPTR PIC EVIDENTLY FINDS OUT LATER THAT THEY WERE MEL REQUIRED ITEMS.

Narrative: GIVEN RAMP INSPECTION BY FAA INSPECTOR WHILE ON GND AT MCI. INFORMED BY INSPECTOR THAT DECALS ON OUTSIDE OF FORWARD GALLEY DOOR WERE MISSING. GIVEN NO INDICATION THAT THE MISSING DECALS WERE A GNDING OR SAFETY OF FLT ITEM, I PROCEEDED TO OPERATE THE ACFT AND FLT ON SCHEDULE. I DID TALK TO OUR MAINT PEOPLE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I DEPARTED, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE DECALS WOULD BE REPLACED AT THE NEXT MAINT STOP OR RON. THE COMPANY WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE FAA COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SPECIFIC IN THE REQUIREMENTS OF WHICH DECALS ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE FLT. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THE MISSING DECALS WERE REQUIRED ITEMS THEN I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWINGLY OPERATED THE ACFT WITHOUT REPLACEMENTS.

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.