An MD80S on overnight layover has inbound log reports and overnight check signed off, but work was n...

Attributes
ACN	462653
Time
Date	200002
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	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	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	462653
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Brought this aircraft in to ZZZ the night before and wrote up segment lights inoperative on captain's FMA. Next morning showed up for flight and the same segment lights were inoperative. Sign off in logbook stated unable to duplicate, ok for service. I have a hard time believing that the obviously inoperative lights could be missed. Next problem. During preflight checks noticed battery charger not indicating charge. Called out maintenance on both items. Initial mechanic that showed up didn't have a clue about proper battery charger indications. He was trying to tell us that it was okay. He called out his supervisor, I believe. He tried to convince us that it was okay even when we were receiving no charging indications in the cockpit. His attitude regarding the FMA segment lights was one of, 'this is going to take a while and I would rather not do this.' further reinforcing in my mind that ZZZ maintenance, pencil whipped, the segment lights the night before. To make a long story short he finally determined that the battery charger was indeed inoperative and the aircraft was OTS. Flight canceled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80S ON OVERNIGHT LAYOVER HAS INBOUND LOG RPTS AND OVERNIGHT CHK SIGNED OFF, BUT WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED.

Narrative: BROUGHT THIS ACFT IN TO ZZZ THE NIGHT BEFORE AND WROTE UP SEGMENT LIGHTS INOP ON CAPT'S FMA. NEXT MORNING SHOWED UP FOR FLT AND THE SAME SEGMENT LIGHTS WERE INOP. SIGN OFF IN LOGBOOK STATED UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, OK FOR SVC. I HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT THE OBVIOUSLY INOP LIGHTS COULD BE MISSED. NEXT PROB. DURING PREFLT CHKS NOTICED BATTERY CHARGER NOT INDICATING CHARGE. CALLED OUT MAINT ON BOTH ITEMS. INITIAL MECH THAT SHOWED UP DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT PROPER BATTERY CHARGER INDICATIONS. HE WAS TRYING TO TELL US THAT IT WAS OKAY. HE CALLED OUT HIS SUPVR, I BELIEVE. HE TRIED TO CONVINCE US THAT IT WAS OKAY EVEN WHEN WE WERE RECEIVING NO CHARGING INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT. HIS ATTITUDE REGARDING THE FMA SEGMENT LIGHTS WAS ONE OF, 'THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A WHILE AND I WOULD RATHER NOT DO THIS.' FURTHER REINFORCING IN MY MIND THAT ZZZ MAINT, PENCIL WHIPPED, THE SEGMENT LIGHTS THE NIGHT BEFORE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT HE FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY CHARGER WAS INDEED INOP AND THE ACFT WAS OTS. FLT CANCELED.

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.

An MD80S on overnight layover has inbound log reports and overnight check signed off, but work was not performed.