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A B727-200 was dispatched with 1 engine reverser deferred as inoperative but placarded and made inoperative improperly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383998 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 383998 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| 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 | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft was picked up in cvg after flying lax direct sea direct cvg. It had maintenance carry over (mco) item for thrust reverser indicator light inoperative. (It was in fact on at all times.) the MEL stated that thrust reverser was usable but it had to be inspected after each use to verify it stowed. To avoid requiring maintenance action (contract) after each landing, maintenance wired the thrust lever down so it could not be used. I called company maintenance and said that since it was wired shut that it should be on maintenance carry over (mco) for thrust reverser inoperative since it was rendered that way. They wouldn't change it. Besides this we were dispatched this way to lex at night, near maximum landing gross weight, with thunderstorm, windshear and possible wet runway on a short, short runway. Everything is legal but it's not right or safe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 WAS DISPATCHED WITH 1 ENG REVERSER DEFERRED AS INOP BUT PLACARDED AND MADE INOP IMPROPERLY.
Narrative: ACFT WAS PICKED UP IN CVG AFTER FLYING LAX DIRECT SEA DIRECT CVG. IT HAD MAINT CARRY OVER (MCO) ITEM FOR THRUST REVERSER INDICATOR LIGHT INOP. (IT WAS IN FACT ON AT ALL TIMES.) THE MEL STATED THAT THRUST REVERSER WAS USABLE BUT IT HAD TO BE INSPECTED AFTER EACH USE TO VERIFY IT STOWED. TO AVOID REQUIRING MAINT ACTION (CONTRACT) AFTER EACH LNDG, MAINT WIRED THE THRUST LEVER DOWN SO IT COULD NOT BE USED. I CALLED COMPANY MAINT AND SAID THAT SINCE IT WAS WIRED SHUT THAT IT SHOULD BE ON MAINT CARRY OVER (MCO) FOR THRUST REVERSER INOP SINCE IT WAS RENDERED THAT WAY. THEY WOULDN'T CHANGE IT. BESIDES THIS WE WERE DISPATCHED THIS WAY TO LEX AT NIGHT, NEAR MAX LNDG GROSS WT, WITH TSTM, WINDSHEAR AND POSSIBLE WET RWY ON A SHORT, SHORT RWY. EVERYTHING IS LEGAL BUT IT'S NOT RIGHT OR SAFE.
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.