A B727-200 was operated with the speed brake flap ('confign') warning system inoperative which is an...

Attributes
ACN	404861
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 0
ASRS Report	404861
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While landing in den on jun/xa/98, 1 main tire fusible plug on each gear ruptured and each tire deflated. The aircraft, an air carrier B727-200, was landed on the preferred runway, runway 35L, with wind approximately 020 degrees at 10 KTS. Landing weight was approximately 162000 pounds. All 4 main tires were subsequently changed. Upon departure from den on jun/xa/98, while conducting the takeoff checklist, the speed brake flap warning horn would not test. Troubleshooting indicated that all system associated with the squat switch were operable. The takeoff warning horn was checked and found to operate normally. After reviewing all onboard company and aircraft manuals, following all checklists, and after consulting with a jump seating company mechanic, the captain elected to conduct the flight to las.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 WAS OPERATED WITH THE SPD BRAKE FLAP ('CONFIGN') WARNING SYS INOP WHICH IS AN MEL REQUIREMENT.

Narrative: WHILE LNDG IN DEN ON JUN/XA/98, 1 MAIN TIRE FUSIBLE PLUG ON EACH GEAR RUPTURED AND EACH TIRE DEFLATED. THE ACFT, AN ACR B727-200, WAS LANDED ON THE PREFERRED RWY, RWY 35L, WITH WIND APPROX 020 DEGS AT 10 KTS. LNDG WT WAS APPROX 162000 LBS. ALL 4 MAIN TIRES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED. UPON DEP FROM DEN ON JUN/XA/98, WHILE CONDUCTING THE TKOF CHKLIST, THE SPD BRAKE FLAP WARNING HORN WOULD NOT TEST. TROUBLESHOOTING INDICATED THAT ALL SYS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SQUAT SWITCH WERE OPERABLE. THE TKOF WARNING HORN WAS CHKED AND FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY. AFTER REVIEWING ALL ONBOARD COMPANY AND ACFT MANUALS, FOLLOWING ALL CHKLISTS, AND AFTER CONSULTING WITH A JUMP SEATING COMPANY MECH, THE CAPT ELECTED TO CONDUCT THE FLT TO LAS.

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.

A B727-200 was operated with the speed brake flap ('confign') warning system inoperative which is an MEL requirement.