An MD80 was dispatched with a broken passenger underseat baggage restraining bar broken and deferred but not removed as required in the MEL.

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Attributes
ACN	388561
Time
Date	199712
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tol
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	388561
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Placarded baggage restraining bar under seat 28D. When I went to remove the bar MEL, it was discovered that the nut was frozen on the bolt and the bolt turning with the nut, and no way to access bolt head without disassembling the seat frame itself. It was mutually agreed by myself and maintenance control to leave the bar on until next remain overnight. I found out later that the bar actually had to be cut off with a hacksaw the next day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A BROKEN PAX UNDERSEAT BAGGAGE RESTRAINING BAR BROKEN AND DEFERRED BUT NOT REMOVED AS REQUIRED IN THE MEL.

Narrative: PLACARDED BAGGAGE RESTRAINING BAR UNDER SEAT 28D. WHEN I WENT TO REMOVE THE BAR MEL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NUT WAS FROZEN ON THE BOLT AND THE BOLT TURNING WITH THE NUT, AND NO WAY TO ACCESS BOLT HEAD WITHOUT DISASSEMBLING THE SEAT FRAME ITSELF. IT WAS MUTUALLY AGREED BY MYSELF AND MAINT CTL TO LEAVE THE BAR ON UNTIL NEXT REMAIN OVERNIGHT. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE BAR ACTUALLY HAD TO BE CUT OFF WITH A HACKSAW THE NEXT DAY.

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.