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A B727-200 was dispatched in non compliance with the autoplt GS mode deferred as inoperative but aircraft not removed from CAT ii status.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 452991 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : fcc technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 452991 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| 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 : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Failed to remove autoplt GS mode from use through MEL in addition to the downgrade of low minimum performance status to not CAT ii as a proper response to PIREP 13 log page wxyz reference 22-identification.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE AUTOPLT GS MODE DEFERRED AS INOP BUT ACFT NOT REMOVED FROM CAT II STATUS.
Narrative: FAILED TO REMOVE AUTOPLT GS MODE FROM USE THROUGH MEL IN ADDITION TO THE DOWNGRADE OF LOW MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STATUS TO NOT CAT II AS A PROPER RESPONSE TO PIREP 13 LOG PAGE WXYZ REF 22-ID.
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.