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MD88 complaint of deffered items carried in the logbook for several days. Nose tire cord showing, first officer DME weak, fuel low annunciator light inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdf |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 356430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft had 3 maintenance carryover items. 1) nosewheel tire with cord showing on third of scheduled 5 lndgs. 2) copilot's DME was weak. 3) fuel low annunciator light inoperative, which necessitated disabling the alternate fuel burn system. Don't understand why a navigation system and an icing prevention system had been allowed to remain on deferred since dec xx 1996, when IMC and icing are so commonplace this time of yr. Only reason possible is to put off maintenance to new fiscal quarter to artificially enhance bottom line.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD88 COMPLAINT OF DEFFERED ITEMS CARRIED IN THE LOGBOOK FOR SEVERAL DAYS. NOSE TIRE CORD SHOWING, FO DME WEAK, FUEL LOW ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT INOP.
Narrative: ACFT HAD 3 MAINT CARRYOVER ITEMS. 1) NOSEWHEEL TIRE WITH CORD SHOWING ON THIRD OF SCHEDULED 5 LNDGS. 2) COPLT'S DME WAS WEAK. 3) FUEL LOW ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT INOP, WHICH NECESSITATED DISABLING THE ALTERNATE FUEL BURN SYS. DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A NAV SYS AND AN ICING PREVENTION SYS HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON DEFERRED SINCE DEC XX 1996, WHEN IMC AND ICING ARE SO COMMONPLACE THIS TIME OF YR. ONLY REASON POSSIBLE IS TO PUT OFF MAINT TO NEW FISCAL QUARTER TO ARTIFICIALLY ENHANCE BOTTOM LINE.
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.