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A B737 was dispatched in non compliance with 2 fuel qty indicators deferred as inoperative in conflict with the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 478380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 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 | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 478380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : company policies 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 : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST |
Narrative:
Illegal dispatch with #2 fuel qty indicator and flight deck center tank indicator inoperative. MEL precludes #2 inoperative if flight deck center tank indicator inoperative. Placard does not show this restr.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH 2 FUEL QTY INDICATORS DEFERRED AS INOP IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL.
Narrative: ILLEGAL DISPATCH WITH #2 FUEL QTY INDICATOR AND FLT DECK CTR TANK INDICATOR INOP. MEL PRECLUDES #2 INOP IF FLT DECK CTR TANK INDICATOR INOP. PLACARD DOES NOT SHOW THIS RESTR.
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.