Narrative:

On jun/xx/93 I was ordered by my supervisor to drive to columbus, oh, to defer ground and roll spoilers on an mdt. I performed ground runs to operate spoilers. All system worked normal. After phone conversation with supervisor I deferred ground and roll spoilers (ground mode) system per MEL and completed all required maintenance actions. The reason the deferral was made, we did not want the same problem to arise again on next flight. On jun/zz/93 aircraft was scheduled in detroit for maintenance. I was assigned to work on same deferral. After further investigation found that deferral was not good for this problem. The pilot's write-up was 'on taxi from gate in cmh roll spoiler outboard hydraulic caution light illuminated, caution light difficult to cancel.' after reviewing logbook found that other maintenance personnel had cleared write-up on morning of jun/zz/93. I think a total lack of communication starting with the pilot relaying write-up to maintenance control, and the controller relaying it to the maintenance supervisor, and supervisor to mechanic. I feel the verbal communications are insufficient. From now on, pilots should facsimile a copy of discrepancy to maintenance control and maintenance control should facsimile a copy to the supervisor so that the discrepancy can be assessed before sending a mechanic to perform outstation maintenance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MECH RPT OF WRONGLY DEFERRED MAINT, LATER CORRECTED.

Narrative: ON JUN/XX/93 I WAS ORDERED BY MY SUPVR TO DRIVE TO COLUMBUS, OH, TO DEFER GND AND ROLL SPOILERS ON AN MDT. I PERFORMED GND RUNS TO OPERATE SPOILERS. ALL SYS WORKED NORMAL. AFTER PHONE CONVERSATION WITH SUPVR I DEFERRED GND AND ROLL SPOILERS (GND MODE) SYS PER MEL AND COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED MAINT ACTIONS. THE REASON THE DEFERRAL WAS MADE, WE DID NOT WANT THE SAME PROB TO ARISE AGAIN ON NEXT FLT. ON JUN/ZZ/93 ACFT WAS SCHEDULED IN DETROIT FOR MAINT. I WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK ON SAME DEFERRAL. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT DEFERRAL WAS NOT GOOD FOR THIS PROB. THE PLT'S WRITE-UP WAS 'ON TAXI FROM GATE IN CMH ROLL SPOILER OUTBOARD HYD CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CAUTION LIGHT DIFFICULT TO CANCEL.' AFTER REVIEWING LOGBOOK FOUND THAT OTHER MAINT PERSONNEL HAD CLRED WRITE-UP ON MORNING OF JUN/ZZ/93. I THINK A TOTAL LACK OF COM STARTING WITH THE PLT RELAYING WRITE-UP TO MAINT CTL, AND THE CTLR RELAYING IT TO THE MAINT SUPVR, AND SUPVR TO MECH. I FEEL THE VERBAL COMS ARE INSUFFICIENT. FROM NOW ON, PLTS SHOULD FAX A COPY OF DISCREPANCY TO MAINT CTL AND MAINT CTL SHOULD FAX A COPY TO THE SUPVR SO THAT THE DISCREPANCY CAN BE ASSESSED BEFORE SENDING A MECH TO PERFORM OUTSTATION 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.