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A light transport low wing turboprop was dispatched in non compliance with the left pack deferred inoperative, but item did not appear on the maintenance release.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 477516 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| 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 | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 477516 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Left environmental control system had a duct fail on landing at maintenance base of dca. No spare parts were available, so maintenance deferred the left environmental control system. We were running late so we started boarding while maintenance completed the paperwork. Upon arrival at new york, I discovered that the MEL had not been recorded on the flight release as is company procedure. This should not have happened if maintenance had communicated with flight control to have it added to the release and if I had done a more thorough job checking the release for errors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LIGHT TRANSPORT LOW WING TURBOPROP WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE L PACK DEFERRED INOP, BUT ITEM DID NOT APPEAR ON THE MAINT RELEASE.
Narrative: L ENVIRONMENTAL CTL SYS HAD A DUCT FAIL ON LNDG AT MAINT BASE OF DCA. NO SPARE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, SO MAINT DEFERRED THE L ENVIRONMENTAL CTL SYS. WE WERE RUNNING LATE SO WE STARTED BOARDING WHILE MAINT COMPLETED THE PAPERWORK. UPON ARR AT NEW YORK, I DISCOVERED THAT THE MEL HAD NOT BEEN RECORDED ON THE FLT RELEASE AS IS COMPANY PROC. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF MAINT HAD COMMUNICATED WITH FLT CTL TO HAVE IT ADDED TO THE RELEASE AND IF I HAD DONE A MORE THOROUGH JOB CHKING THE RELEASE FOR ERRORS.
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.