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Flight crew of widebody transport aircraft believes that maintenance has deferred a broken flight attendant jump seat. While airborne it is discovered that the seat was not deferred. Flight crew was only informed that it could be.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366412 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mxp |
| State Reference | FO |
| 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 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2900 |
| ASRS Report | 366412 |
| 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 : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Prior to departure, a flight attendant jump seat became inoperative. I inquired via data link if this item could be legally deferred. Maintenance replied it could and sent the conditions necessary for compliance to crew via data link. We complied and departed, to learn later maintenance had not deferred jump seat, but had only advised us it could be done. I have communicated to my flight operations supervisor the need for absolute clarity from maintenance on any actions taken/not taken.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF WDB ACFT BELIEVES THAT MAINT HAS DEFERRED A BROKEN FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT. WHILE AIRBORNE IT IS DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT WAS NOT DEFERRED. FLC WAS ONLY INFORMED THAT IT COULD BE.
Narrative: PRIOR TO DEP, A FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT BECAME INOP. I INQUIRED VIA DATA LINK IF THIS ITEM COULD BE LEGALLY DEFERRED. MAINT REPLIED IT COULD AND SENT THE CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE TO CREW VIA DATA LINK. WE COMPLIED AND DEPARTED, TO LEARN LATER MAINT HAD NOT DEFERRED JUMP SEAT, BUT HAD ONLY ADVISED US IT COULD BE DONE. I HAVE COMMUNICATED TO MY FLT OPS SUPVR THE NEED FOR ABSOLUTE CLARITY FROM MAINT ON ANY ACTIONS TAKEN/NOT TAKEN.
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.