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An air carrier mechanic failed to properly sign-off in the aircraft logbook a cabin door warning problem placed on an MEL even though he had checked the rigging and operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 359792 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 359792 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft came in to clt with MEL for forward entry door warning. In troubleshooting the problem I checked the door rigging and operation. I found the target for the door indication proximity sensor loose and positioned and retightened same. When I signed the logbook I failed to mention the fact that I checked the door rigging and operation and only entered the corrective action to clear the MEL. In signing the logbook I failed to cover the subject of the door handle popping up on landing as mentioned in the previous write-up. In checking the door rig and operation the problem with the door handle popping up was covered. The door locking and overcenter function was good. There was no evidence of binding or soft unlatching.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MECH FAILED TO PROPERLY SIGN-OFF IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK A CABIN DOOR WARNING PROB PLACED ON AN MEL EVEN THOUGH HE HAD CHKED THE RIGGING AND OP.
Narrative: ACFT CAME IN TO CLT WITH MEL FOR FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WARNING. IN TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROB I CHKED THE DOOR RIGGING AND OP. I FOUND THE TARGET FOR THE DOOR INDICATION PROX SENSOR LOOSE AND POSITIONED AND RETIGHTENED SAME. WHEN I SIGNED THE LOGBOOK I FAILED TO MENTION THE FACT THAT I CHKED THE DOOR RIGGING AND OP AND ONLY ENTERED THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO CLR THE MEL. IN SIGNING THE LOGBOOK I FAILED TO COVER THE SUBJECT OF THE DOOR HANDLE POPPING UP ON LNDG AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS WRITE-UP. IN CHKING THE DOOR RIG AND OP THE PROB WITH THE DOOR HANDLE POPPING UP WAS COVERED. THE DOOR LOCKING AND OVERCENTER FUNCTION WAS GOOD. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF BINDING OR SOFT UNLATCHING.
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.