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An airbus 320 was dispatched in non compliance with an open unanswered log report on the right wing navigation light inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 470949 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| 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 | |
| Make Model Name | A310 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 470949 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
After receiving aircraft at gate and conferring with captain, I found that the APU had an advisory message 'oil level low' and that the paper for printer needed to be restocked. Nothing was said about right wing navigation light position #2 as being inoperative. After getting lift truck and putting it in position under APU for servicing of APU, I started to raise platform and got to just high enough to open shroud. The engine on lift truck quit. After getting platform down and determining that it was out of gas, I called for servicing of truck. Time was running out for a very simple operation and I let the problem of truck get in the way of doing my job. I finally got the APU svced and then had to do a daily check on aircraft. I was just able to get book signed before pushback. I was allowing myself to be hurried and neglected to notice first item in logbook was right navigation light position #2 inoperative. I pulled log page and sent aircraft on its way.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN OPEN UNANSWERED LOG RPT ON THE R WING NAV LIGHT INOP.
Narrative: AFTER RECEIVING ACFT AT GATE AND CONFERRING WITH CAPT, I FOUND THAT THE APU HAD AN ADVISORY MESSAGE 'OIL LEVEL LOW' AND THAT THE PAPER FOR PRINTER NEEDED TO BE RESTOCKED. NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT R WING NAV LIGHT POS #2 AS BEING INOP. AFTER GETTING LIFT TRUCK AND PUTTING IT IN POS UNDER APU FOR SVCING OF APU, I STARTED TO RAISE PLATFORM AND GOT TO JUST HIGH ENOUGH TO OPEN SHROUD. THE ENG ON LIFT TRUCK QUIT. AFTER GETTING PLATFORM DOWN AND DETERMINING THAT IT WAS OUT OF GAS, I CALLED FOR SVCING OF TRUCK. TIME WAS RUNNING OUT FOR A VERY SIMPLE OP AND I LET THE PROB OF TRUCK GET IN THE WAY OF DOING MY JOB. I FINALLY GOT THE APU SVCED AND THEN HAD TO DO A DAILY CHK ON ACFT. I WAS JUST ABLE TO GET BOOK SIGNED BEFORE PUSHBACK. I WAS ALLOWING MYSELF TO BE HURRIED AND NEGLECTED TO NOTICE FIRST ITEM IN LOGBOOK WAS R NAV LIGHT POS #2 INOP. I PULLED LOG PAGE AND SENT ACFT ON ITS WAY.
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.