<< >> NASA ASRS Report 519980, July 2001

B757-200 crew was not told, and the logbook was not cleared, when an MEL'ed inoperative reverser was fixed.

Attributes
ACN	519980
Time
Date	200107
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	519980
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Incorrect takeoff performance settings. 1 reverser blocker was removed from left engine by maintenance as we sat at gate waiting for departure. Unaware of list restrs we abided by MEL restrs and departed normally. We were not contacted by dispatch or load control regarding the list restrs before departure, therefore tpa data on board was invalid. However, the takeoff happened to comply with all restrs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW WAS NOT TOLD, AND THE LOGBOOK WAS NOT CLRED, WHEN AN MEL'ED INOP REVERSER WAS FIXED.

Narrative: INCORRECT TKOF PERFORMANCE SETTINGS. 1 REVERSER BLOCKER WAS REMOVED FROM L ENG BY MAINT AS WE SAT AT GATE WAITING FOR DEP. UNAWARE OF LIST RESTRS WE ABIDED BY MEL RESTRS AND DEPARTED NORMALLY. WE WERE NOT CONTACTED BY DISPATCH OR LOAD CTL REGARDING THE LIST RESTRS BEFORE DEP, THEREFORE TPA DATA ON BOARD WAS INVALID. HOWEVER, THE TKOF HAPPENED TO COMPLY WITH ALL RESTRS.

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.