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B737 aircraft log showed MEL for broken seat back when it should have been for a broken seatbelt. Not noticed by the crew until after airborne.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 516340 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 516340 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight plan showed MEL item for broken seatbelt on seat X. Seatbelt was found in cockpit verifying MEL on flight plan. Logbook showed broken seat back on seat X. MEL deferral should have been another MEL number. This was not caught until airborne and en route. Closer attention should have been paid to the corresponding maintenance signoff. Aircraft had this placard for 2 days previous to this flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 ACFT LOG SHOWED MEL FOR BROKEN SEAT BACK WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR A BROKEN SEATBELT. NOT NOTICED BY THE CREW UNTIL AFTER AIRBORNE.
Narrative: FLT PLAN SHOWED MEL ITEM FOR BROKEN SEATBELT ON SEAT X. SEATBELT WAS FOUND IN COCKPIT VERIFYING MEL ON FLT PLAN. LOGBOOK SHOWED BROKEN SEAT BACK ON SEAT X. MEL DEFERRAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER MEL NUMBER. THIS WAS NOT CAUGHT UNTIL AIRBORNE AND ENRTE. CLOSER ATTN SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID TO THE CORRESPONDING MAINT SIGNOFF. ACFT HAD THIS PLACARD FOR 2 DAYS PREVIOUS TO THIS FLT.
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.