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A B737-300 was dispatched in non compliance with a deferred item on a removed service door with the incorrect MEL reference.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 485740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 485740 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Company Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Situations | |
| Publication | MINIMUM EQUIP. LIST |
Narrative:
Air carrier flight xyz on sep/xa/00 was dispatched with the possibly wrong MEL. Item in question was a pneumatic access panel. Item was already MEL'ed on previous flight. MEL ambiguous -- written for B737-300/500 and it was later discovered by company engineering that the MEL applied may not be appropriate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A DEFERRED ITEM ON A REMOVED SVC DOOR WITH THE INCORRECT MEL REF.
Narrative: ACR FLT XYZ ON SEP/XA/00 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE POSSIBLY WRONG MEL. ITEM IN QUESTION WAS A PNEUMATIC ACCESS PANEL. ITEM WAS ALREADY MEL'ED ON PREVIOUS FLT. MEL AMBIGUOUS -- WRITTEN FOR B737-300/500 AND IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED BY COMPANY ENGINEERING THAT THE MEL APPLIED MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE.
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.