B767-300 crew had a possible inoperative emergency exit light on an MEL'ed cabin door. Warning light...

Attributes
ACN	511133
Time
Date	200105
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	511133
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	511134
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : door warning system eicas system other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

MEL situation. Just prior to pushback with all entry doors supposedly closed, an entry door light illuminated on overhead door annunciator panel with corresponding light aft entry door message on upper EICAS screen. Maintenance then placarded the discrepancy per MEL xa-1. During pushback, ramp control asked us to call maintenance. We did and were asked if our exterior emergency exit lights were on. The first officer then called ramp tower and asked same question. Ramp tower answered no. We then took off and later received an ACARS message from dispatch saying maintenance now believed our exterior emergency exit lights were on. After discussions with dispatch and contract technician, precautions were taken to ensure operation of exterior emergency exit lights upon arrival lhr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 CREW HAD A POSSIBLE INOP EMER EXIT LIGHT ON AN MEL'ED CABIN DOOR. WARNING LIGHT.

Narrative: MEL SIT. JUST PRIOR TO PUSHBACK WITH ALL ENTRY DOORS SUPPOSEDLY CLOSED, AN ENTRY DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON OVERHEAD DOOR ANNUNCIATOR PANEL WITH CORRESPONDING LIGHT AFT ENTRY DOOR MESSAGE ON UPPER EICAS SCREEN. MAINT THEN PLACARDED THE DISCREPANCY PER MEL XA-1. DURING PUSHBACK, RAMP CTL ASKED US TO CALL MAINT. WE DID AND WERE ASKED IF OUR EXTERIOR EMER EXIT LIGHTS WERE ON. THE FO THEN CALLED RAMP TWR AND ASKED SAME QUESTION. RAMP TWR ANSWERED NO. WE THEN TOOK OFF AND LATER RECEIVED AN ACARS MESSAGE FROM DISPATCH SAYING MAINT NOW BELIEVED OUR EXTERIOR EMER EXIT LIGHTS WERE ON. AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH DISPATCH AND CONTRACT TECHNICIAN, PRECAUTIONS WERE TAKEN TO ENSURE OP OF EXTERIOR EMER EXIT LIGHTS UPON ARR LHR.

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.