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During preflight the flight crew failed to assure that an MEL'ed passenger seat was placarded for non use and not used.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 315548 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199509 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 315548 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We preflted the aircraft and noted that seat xx was MEL'ed as seat cushion was not installed due to previous one was soiled. The captain also noted that there was a cushion in the seat and it seemed to be the proper one. The MEL was also listed on the release. After departure we noted that there was a full complement of passenger in first class, although the cabin was not full. During taxi out it had not registered that the first class was full because the cabin was not full. Also because the seat had a cushion we had not made a strong mental note of it. Also the placard required to be on the seat of 'do not use' was missing. When the weight and balance comes we are busy with many checks and outside duties, and this one slipped by unnoticed as we did not have a full flight. Also because of the missing placard the flight attendants missed this one also.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING PREFLT THE FLC FAILED TO ASSURE THAT AN MEL'ED PAX SEAT WAS PLACARDED FOR NON USE AND NOT USED.
Narrative: WE PREFLTED THE ACFT AND NOTED THAT SEAT XX WAS MEL'ED AS SEAT CUSHION WAS NOT INSTALLED DUE TO PREVIOUS ONE WAS SOILED. THE CAPT ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS A CUSHION IN THE SEAT AND IT SEEMED TO BE THE PROPER ONE. THE MEL WAS ALSO LISTED ON THE RELEASE. AFTER DEP WE NOTED THAT THERE WAS A FULL COMPLEMENT OF PAX IN FIRST CLASS, ALTHOUGH THE CABIN WAS NOT FULL. DURING TAXI OUT IT HAD NOT REGISTERED THAT THE FIRST CLASS WAS FULL BECAUSE THE CABIN WAS NOT FULL. ALSO BECAUSE THE SEAT HAD A CUSHION WE HAD NOT MADE A STRONG MENTAL NOTE OF IT. ALSO THE PLACARD REQUIRED TO BE ON THE SEAT OF 'DO NOT USE' WAS MISSING. WHEN THE WT AND BAL COMES WE ARE BUSY WITH MANY CHKS AND OUTSIDE DUTIES, AND THIS ONE SLIPPED BY UNNOTICED AS WE DID NOT HAVE A FULL FLT. ALSO BECAUSE OF THE MISSING PLACARD THE FLT ATTENDANTS MISSED THIS ONE ALSO.
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.