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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with the APU deferred as inoperative but required MEL special procedures were not accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 428403 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 428403 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : mech 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was informed today feb/xa/99 that a placard I installed on aircraft xyz for APU high oil consumption was incomplete. Being unfamiliar with APU placarding and having my crew chief obtain authority/authorized from maintenance technician for the placard led to an incomplete compliance for the MEL. 1) APU control circuit breaker was not pulled and collared. 2) placard to perform aircraft cross tie first flight of the day was not installed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE APU DEFERRED AS INOP BUT REQUIRED MEL SPECIAL PROCS WERE NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: I WAS INFORMED TODAY FEB/XA/99 THAT A PLACARD I INSTALLED ON ACFT XYZ FOR APU HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION WAS INCOMPLETE. BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH APU PLACARDING AND HAVING MY CREW CHIEF OBTAIN AUTH FROM MAINT TECHNICIAN FOR THE PLACARD LED TO AN INCOMPLETE COMPLIANCE FOR THE MEL. 1) APU CTL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS NOT PULLED AND COLLARED. 2) PLACARD TO PERFORM ACFT CROSS TIE FIRST FLT OF THE DAY WAS NOT INSTALLED.
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.