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Student captain up for a rating ride fails to interpret the logbook write-up on the fuel gauges as related to the MEL. The mechanic had MEL'ed both gauges incorrectly. Reporter obviously had then accepted the aircraft in that condition. Not a good thing on a check ride.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362833 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pns |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Convair 600 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 47 flight time total : 4537 flight time type : 268 |
| ASRS Report | 362833 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure 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 | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
I was in the process of completing FAA observed ride for captain. The fuel gauges were deferred as per the MEL, as worded on the write-up, that the right gauge appears to be reading higher than the left, so they were written up. But the mechanic deferred both gauges inoperative. The MEL says only one gauge can be deemed inoperative. My fault was not reading the correct wording on the paperwork to insure the write-up reflected what the MEL wording was.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT CAPT UP FOR A RATING RIDE FAILS TO INTERPRET THE LOGBOOK WRITE-UP ON THE FUEL GAUGES AS RELATED TO THE MEL. THE MECH HAD MEL'ED BOTH GAUGES INCORRECTLY. RPTR OBVIOUSLY HAD THEN ACCEPTED THE ACFT IN THAT CONDITION. NOT A GOOD THING ON A CHK RIDE.
Narrative: I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING FAA OBSERVED RIDE FOR CAPT. THE FUEL GAUGES WERE DEFERRED AS PER THE MEL, AS WORDED ON THE WRITE-UP, THAT THE R GAUGE APPEARS TO BE READING HIGHER THAN THE L, SO THEY WERE WRITTEN UP. BUT THE MECH DEFERRED BOTH GAUGES INOP. THE MEL SAYS ONLY ONE GAUGE CAN BE DEEMED INOP. MY FAULT WAS NOT READING THE CORRECT WORDING ON THE PAPERWORK TO INSURE THE WRITE-UP REFLECTED WHAT THE MEL WORDING WAS.
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.