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A B737-400 was dispatched with a cabin overhead bin door removed and deferred per the MEL but not placarded. In non compliance per the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 421751 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 421751 |
| 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 |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
FAA inspector had alerted pilot to missing placard. The pilot entered it in log. I responded to gate call, using part number from similar placard verified not in stock at ZZZ. I then looked up placard in B737 300/400 placard manual. I came to page X, noted B737-400 only reference on page. After looking at diagrams several pages in each direction, I decided this was good effectively showing #1 not required (no diamond). I called maintenance control to see if placard could be installed down line. Maintenance control foreman said, 'ok until routine overnight layover if it is not required.' I then programmed placard. I later received a letter and looked up the given reference and I then realized I made a stupid mistake as it is clearly a required placard. At end of shift, fatigue may have been factor, or in hurry to get done.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A CABIN OVERHEAD BIN DOOR REMOVED AND DEFERRED PER THE MEL BUT NOT PLACARDED. IN NON COMPLIANCE PER THE MEL.
Narrative: FAA INSPECTOR HAD ALERTED PLT TO MISSING PLACARD. THE PLT ENTERED IT IN LOG. I RESPONDED TO GATE CALL, USING PART NUMBER FROM SIMILAR PLACARD VERIFIED NOT IN STOCK AT ZZZ. I THEN LOOKED UP PLACARD IN B737 300/400 PLACARD MANUAL. I CAME TO PAGE X, NOTED B737-400 ONLY REF ON PAGE. AFTER LOOKING AT DIAGRAMS SEVERAL PAGES IN EACH DIRECTION, I DECIDED THIS WAS GOOD EFFECTIVELY SHOWING #1 NOT REQUIRED (NO DIAMOND). I CALLED MAINT CTL TO SEE IF PLACARD COULD BE INSTALLED DOWN LINE. MAINT CTL FOREMAN SAID, 'OK UNTIL ROUTINE OVERNIGHT LAYOVER IF IT IS NOT REQUIRED.' I THEN PROGRAMMED PLACARD. I LATER RECEIVED A LETTER AND LOOKED UP THE GIVEN REF AND I THEN REALIZED I MADE A STUPID MISTAKE AS IT IS CLRLY A REQUIRED PLACARD. AT END OF SHIFT, FATIGUE MAY HAVE BEEN FACTOR, OR IN HURRY TO GET DONE.
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.