<< >> NASA ASRS Report 515712, June 2001

A medium large transport was operated for 3 flts in non compliance with an airfoil anti-ice deferral without the performance penalties applied.

Attributes
ACN	515712
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sun
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : chs.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	515712
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

At approximately XA28 on jun/sun/01, I received a notification from maintenance that MEL was opened on aircraft for flight to destination. I did not receive a call for authority/authorized on this placard, and on further investigation, I found that this placard was placed on this aircraft in zza on trip jun/sat/01. The next leg this aircraft operated (on jun/sat/01) it had a placard with restrs. Both of these MEL's are missing on subsequent flts. It looks like MEL was added in zzb, removed and changed in zzc, but not entered into the system until I received the above referenced notification. 3 flts were operated without the proper performance restrs applied.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MEDIUM LARGE TRANSPORT WAS OPERATED FOR 3 FLTS IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE DEFERRAL WITHOUT THE PERFORMANCE PENALTIES APPLIED.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA28 ON JUN/SUN/01, I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM MAINT THAT MEL WAS OPENED ON ACFT FOR FLT TO DEST. I DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL FOR AUTH ON THIS PLACARD, AND ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THIS PLACARD WAS PLACED ON THIS ACFT IN ZZA ON TRIP JUN/SAT/01. THE NEXT LEG THIS ACFT OPERATED (ON JUN/SAT/01) IT HAD A PLACARD WITH RESTRS. BOTH OF THESE MEL'S ARE MISSING ON SUBSEQUENT FLTS. IT LOOKS LIKE MEL WAS ADDED IN ZZB, REMOVED AND CHANGED IN ZZC, BUT NOT ENTERED INTO THE SYS UNTIL I RECEIVED THE ABOVE REFED NOTIFICATION. 3 FLTS WERE OPERATED WITHOUT THE PROPER PERFORMANCE RESTRS APPLIED.

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.