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An airbus 300 was dispatched in non compliance with #1 radio altimeter deferred but MEL required placard not installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 506582 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Thu |
| 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 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : fcc |
| ASRS Report | 506582 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
#1 radio altimeter was inoperative. Placarded #1 radio altimeter, GPWS and lmp. Failed to placard enhanced GPWS manual indicated aircraft xyz did not have egpws. Placarded egpws at next station.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH #1 RADIO ALTIMETER DEFERRED BUT MEL REQUIRED PLACARD NOT INSTALLED.
Narrative: #1 RADIO ALTIMETER WAS INOP. PLACARDED #1 RADIO ALTIMETER, GPWS AND LMP. FAILED TO PLACARD ENHANCED GPWS MANUAL INDICATED ACFT XYZ DID NOT HAVE EGPWS. PLACARDED EGPWS AT NEXT STATION.
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.