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An md super 80 was dispatched in non compliance with the cockpit center windshield shattered and deferred in conflict with the MEL and maintenance manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 461007 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Tue |
| 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 : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 461007 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : unqualified personnel |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On jan/xa/00, flight abc was dispatched to XXX, us, from ZZZ, us, by contract maintenance. The center windshield panel was shattered due to what appeared to be severe arcing of the anti-ice pane. The aircraft was dispatched under MEL 30-10A for revenue flight with 124 passenger on board. At XXX, the aircraft was removed from service and rted to the hangar for windshield replacement. The center panel and window heat control were replaced and tested reference maintenance manual and aircraft was returned to service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD SUPER 80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE COCKPIT CTR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND DEFERRED IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL AND MAINT MANUAL.
Narrative: ON JAN/XA/00, FLT ABC WAS DISPATCHED TO XXX, US, FROM ZZZ, US, BY CONTRACT MAINT. THE CTR WINDSHIELD PANEL WAS SHATTERED DUE TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE SEVERE ARCING OF THE ANTI-ICE PANE. THE ACFT WAS DISPATCHED UNDER MEL 30-10A FOR REVENUE FLT WITH 124 PAX ON BOARD. AT XXX, THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SVC AND RTED TO THE HANGAR FOR WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT. THE CTR PANEL AND WINDOW HEAT CTL WERE REPLACED AND TESTED REF MAINT MANUAL AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SVC.
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.