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A B737-300 was released in non compliance with #1 and #2 fan reverser system inoperative. Both items were repaired but dispatch was not advised per MEL requirements.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 522323 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 973 |
| ASRS Report | 522323 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : company check pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time type : 1277 |
| ASRS Report | 522317 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon landing in ZZZ both the #1 and #2 reversers would not deploy. With maintenance action, initially #2 was repaired and #1 was deferred. Upon further maintenance action #1 was repaired. However I never received an amended release and flew the aircraft with an open MEL item that had been cleared by maintenance but not dispatch. We should have noticed it on the flight plan and if not that, the runway performance from ACARS. Contributing cause of this was our rush to get out on time and mine and maintenance failure to contact dispatch to get the item cleared.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS RELEASED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH #1 AND #2 FAN REVERSER SYS INOP. BOTH ITEMS WERE REPAIRED BUT DISPATCH WAS NOT ADVISED PER MEL REQUIREMENTS.
Narrative: UPON LNDG IN ZZZ BOTH THE #1 AND #2 REVERSERS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. WITH MAINT ACTION, INITIALLY #2 WAS REPAIRED AND #1 WAS DEFERRED. UPON FURTHER MAINT ACTION #1 WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER I NEVER RECEIVED AN AMENDED RELEASE AND FLEW THE ACFT WITH AN OPEN MEL ITEM THAT HAD BEEN CLRED BY MAINT BUT NOT DISPATCH. WE SHOULD HAVE NOTICED IT ON THE FLT PLAN AND IF NOT THAT, THE RWY PERFORMANCE FROM ACARS. CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF THIS WAS OUR RUSH TO GET OUT ON TIME AND MINE AND MAINT FAILURE TO CONTACT DISPATCH TO GET THE ITEM CLRED.
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.