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A B737 was dispatched with the #2 generator as inoperative without placards and the constant speed drive disconnected.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000 |
| ASRS Report | 372380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After pushback and engine start, #2 engine generator would not come on line. Captain referred to MEL and had phone patch with dispatch and maintenance control. Entered in logbook with release per MEL and maintenance tracking number. Captain was led to believe by his reading of MEL and maintenance control that it was not required to disconnect the CSD. We then taxied out and flew 2 legs sea-geg-slc. At gate in slc an FAA inspector boarded aircraft for ramp check. After reviewing logbook he wondered why there was no sticker by generator #2 switch. At that point I realized captain had not yet put sticker there. After FAA inspector reviewed MEL he thought the CSD should be disconnected. Captain and FAA inspector went to phone to talk with maintenance control. When they returned, captain said maintenance control told him the old MEL did not require the CSD disconnect, however, the new MEL did. The disconnect was something the crew could do. Captain placed required stickers by generator #2 and CSD #2 and disconnected CSD.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE #2 GENERATOR AS INOP WITHOUT PLACARDS AND THE CONSTANT SPD DRIVE DISCONNECTED.
Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK AND ENG START, #2 ENG GENERATOR WOULD NOT COME ON LINE. CAPT REFERRED TO MEL AND HAD PHONE PATCH WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL. ENTERED IN LOGBOOK WITH RELEASE PER MEL AND MAINT TRACKING NUMBER. CAPT WAS LED TO BELIEVE BY HIS READING OF MEL AND MAINT CTL THAT IT WAS NOT REQUIRED TO DISCONNECT THE CSD. WE THEN TAXIED OUT AND FLEW 2 LEGS SEA-GEG-SLC. AT GATE IN SLC AN FAA INSPECTOR BOARDED ACFT FOR RAMP CHK. AFTER REVIEWING LOGBOOK HE WONDERED WHY THERE WAS NO STICKER BY GENERATOR #2 SWITCH. AT THAT POINT I REALIZED CAPT HAD NOT YET PUT STICKER THERE. AFTER FAA INSPECTOR REVIEWED MEL HE THOUGHT THE CSD SHOULD BE DISCONNECTED. CAPT AND FAA INSPECTOR WENT TO PHONE TO TALK WITH MAINT CTL. WHEN THEY RETURNED, CAPT SAID MAINT CTL TOLD HIM THE OLD MEL DID NOT REQUIRE THE CSD DISCONNECT, HOWEVER, THE NEW MEL DID. THE DISCONNECT WAS SOMETHING THE CREW COULD DO. CAPT PLACED REQUIRED STICKERS BY GENERATOR #2 AND CSD #2 AND DISCONNECTED CSD.
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.