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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with the observer's audio panel deferred but incorrectly placarded.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 477488 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 477488 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| 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 Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On jun/xa/00, while working as a technical specialist at ZZZ maintenance control for air carrier on the late night shift, I received a request for and issued an MEL placard to a mechanic at XXX for the captain's audio select panel. I informed the mechanic that the captain's panel was not placardable but he could swap with the observer's position, which he did. The observer's panel is placardable. He agreed and the placard was issued as wxvx. For reasons unknown to me, I changed the MEL reference to xwxy later. The aircraft has been repaired correctly and back in service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE OBSERVER'S AUDIO PANEL DEFERRED BUT INCORRECTLY PLACARDED.
Narrative: ON JUN/XA/00, WHILE WORKING AS A TECHNICAL SPECIALIST AT ZZZ MAINT CTL FOR ACR ON THE LATE NIGHT SHIFT, I RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR AND ISSUED AN MEL PLACARD TO A MECH AT XXX FOR THE CAPT'S AUDIO SELECT PANEL. I INFORMED THE MECH THAT THE CAPT'S PANEL WAS NOT PLACARDABLE BUT HE COULD SWAP WITH THE OBSERVER'S POS, WHICH HE DID. THE OBSERVER'S PANEL IS PLACARDABLE. HE AGREED AND THE PLACARD WAS ISSUED AS WXVX. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN TO ME, I CHANGED THE MEL REF TO XWXY LATER. THE ACFT HAS BEEN REPAIRED CORRECTLY AND BACK IN 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.