An MD11 was dispatched in non compliance with a missing bulk cargo door net, a required item.

Attributes
ACN	465286
Time
Date	200002
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-11
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 : powerplant technician : airframe
ASRS Report	465286
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
ASRS Report	465285
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : non availability of parts performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

At departure time, jet bridge pulled, I was dispatched to aircraft xyz for a missing cargo net as per fleet service. Net was found to be missing. I questioned the fact that it was needed, due to the cargo door opening outward, not inward. On an inward opening door the net would catch loose cargo so the door would still be able to open. Outward opening door cargo shifting shouldn't affect door opening. I confirmed with same fleet type aircraft XXX, that the net was not installed. Based on what I felt was the intent of the cargo net, and verifying that aircraft XXX did not have the cargo net also, I let it dispatch out. I was informed by supervisor abcz it was a 'no go' item, the net needed to be installed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD11 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A MISSING BULK CARGO DOOR NET, A REQUIRED ITEM.

Narrative: AT DEP TIME, JET BRIDGE PULLED, I WAS DISPATCHED TO ACFT XYZ FOR A MISSING CARGO NET AS PER FLEET SVC. NET WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING. I QUESTIONED THE FACT THAT IT WAS NEEDED, DUE TO THE CARGO DOOR OPENING OUTWARD, NOT INWARD. ON AN INWARD OPENING DOOR THE NET WOULD CATCH LOOSE CARGO SO THE DOOR WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO OPEN. OUTWARD OPENING DOOR CARGO SHIFTING SHOULDN'T AFFECT DOOR OPENING. I CONFIRMED WITH SAME FLEET TYPE ACFT XXX, THAT THE NET WAS NOT INSTALLED. BASED ON WHAT I FELT WAS THE INTENT OF THE CARGO NET, AND VERIFYING THAT ACFT XXX DID NOT HAVE THE CARGO NET ALSO, I LET IT DISPATCH OUT. I WAS INFORMED BY SUPVR ABCZ IT WAS A 'NO GO' ITEM, THE NET NEEDED TO BE 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.