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A commuter turboprop flight crew returned to land after receiving a bleed air fail annunciator warning. The flight crew failed to determine mechanical status in MEL prior to departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311785 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : orl airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude ground : preflight |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zjx |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 311785 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to late aircraft arrival, I was attempting to speed up turnaround and failed to check discrepancy log for a previously noted MEL discrepancy. Darkness and rain contributed to inattn. Previous crew failed to brief MEL discrepancy and failed to placard inoperative component properly. On climb after takeoff inoperative component (engine bleed air failure warning light) erroneously illuminated and I returned to orlando on IAP for uneventful landing. Maintenance personnel informed me of previous MEL and I reviewed, checked system for any further problems (there was nothing else) and we resumed segment of flight. Corrective action is to insure all preflight requirements are complied with by PIC even under unusual circumstances.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMUTER TURBOPROP FLC RETURNED TO LAND AFTER RECEIVING A BLEED AIR FAIL ANNUNCIATOR WARNING. THE FLC FAILED TO DETERMINE MECHANICAL STATUS IN MEL PRIOR TO DEP.
Narrative: DUE TO LATE ACFT ARR, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPD UP TURNAROUND AND FAILED TO CHK DISCREPANCY LOG FOR A PREVIOUSLY NOTED MEL DISCREPANCY. DARKNESS AND RAIN CONTRIBUTED TO INATTN. PREVIOUS CREW FAILED TO BRIEF MEL DISCREPANCY AND FAILED TO PLACARD INOP COMPONENT PROPERLY. ON CLB AFTER TKOF INOP COMPONENT (ENG BLEED AIR FAILURE WARNING LIGHT) ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED AND I RETURNED TO ORLANDO ON IAP FOR UNEVENTFUL LNDG. MAINT PERSONNEL INFORMED ME OF PREVIOUS MEL AND I REVIEWED, CHKED SYS FOR ANY FURTHER PROBS (THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE) AND WE RESUMED SEGMENT OF FLT. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO INSURE ALL PREFLT REQUIREMENTS ARE COMPLIED WITH BY PIC EVEN UNDER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
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.