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Attributes | |
ACN | 306731 |
Time | |
Date | 199506 |
Day | Thu |
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 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | Other Other |
Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
ASRS Report | 306731 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Left emergency exit/door ind inoperative. MEL required inspection accomplished when placarded and on 1ST flight of day. This 2ND flight assumed, since door not used, inspection not required each flight. Later check with afw inconclusive. Maintenance MEL doesn't specify frequency. Would be helpful if required frequency of inspection was part of note about MEL items on release.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTIONS AND PROVISIONS OF THE MEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.
Narrative: L EMER EXIT/DOOR IND INOP. MEL REQUIRED INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED WHEN PLACARDED AND ON 1ST FLT OF DAY. THIS 2ND FLT ASSUMED, SINCE DOOR NOT USED, INSPECTION NOT REQUIRED EACH FLT. LATER CHK WITH AFW INCONCLUSIVE. MAINT MEL DOESN'T SPECIFY FREQ. WOULD BE HELPFUL IF REQUIRED FREQ OF INSPECTION WAS PART OF NOTE ABOUT MEL ITEMS ON RELEASE.
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.