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A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance with the #2 integrated drive generator deferred but with no signoff for the APU oil check per the MEL special procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 438342 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| 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 | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 6785 flight time type : 1460 |
| ASRS Report | 438342 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 437995 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Right generator drive light mco'ed. Mco item #xw-oz-yz. The right integrated drive generator was disconnected and the MEL was referenced. A (M) requirement was that the APU oil level be checked by maintenance and annotated in the logbook. The mechanic in the cockpit confirmed that he had in fact checked the APU, but there was no logbook entry. The requirement is that a logbook entry for this must be made at the next air carrier maintenance station then once each flight day. I do not recall if ZZZ was the first air carrier maintenance station, thus requiring the entry, or if that occurred the day prior.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE #2 INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR DEFERRED BUT WITH NO SIGNOFF FOR THE APU OIL CHK PER THE MEL SPECIAL PROCS.
Narrative: R GENERATOR DRIVE LIGHT MCO'ED. MCO ITEM #XW-OZ-YZ. THE R INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE MEL WAS REFED. A (M) REQUIREMENT WAS THAT THE APU OIL LEVEL BE CHKED BY MAINT AND ANNOTATED IN THE LOGBOOK. THE MECH IN THE COCKPIT CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD IN FACT CHKED THE APU, BUT THERE WAS NO LOGBOOK ENTRY. THE REQUIREMENT IS THAT A LOGBOOK ENTRY FOR THIS MUST BE MADE AT THE NEXT ACR MAINT STATION THEN ONCE EACH FLT DAY. I DO NOT RECALL IF ZZZ WAS THE FIRST ACR MAINT STATION, THUS REQUIRING THE ENTRY, OR IF THAT OCCURRED THE DAY PRIOR.
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.