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A B737-300 was dispatched in non compliance with the autoplt MCP replaced with no autoland test but not removed from autoland status.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 530857 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| 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 : boi.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 530857 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 530859 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
At ZZZ airport we had maintenance replace our MCP. There was a rush to get us on our way so the mechanic said he was not going to do an operations check. He said the CAT III system would work, however, he opted not to do the check because the CAT ii system was fully operational. We were launching to a VFR destination and did not believe our afpam was affected. Dispatch did not issue and we did not ask for a new release. After review with maintenance and dispatch, I feel I misunderstood the status of our CAT III system and given the situation again would have insisted on a new release.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE AUTOPLT MCP REPLACED WITH NO AUTOLAND TEST BUT NOT REMOVED FROM AUTOLAND STATUS.
Narrative: AT ZZZ ARPT WE HAD MAINT REPLACE OUR MCP. THERE WAS A RUSH TO GET US ON OUR WAY SO THE MECH SAID HE WAS NOT GOING TO DO AN OPS CHK. HE SAID THE CAT III SYS WOULD WORK, HOWEVER, HE OPTED NOT TO DO THE CHK BECAUSE THE CAT II SYS WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL. WE WERE LAUNCHING TO A VFR DEST AND DID NOT BELIEVE OUR AFPAM WAS AFFECTED. DISPATCH DID NOT ISSUE AND WE DID NOT ASK FOR A NEW RELEASE. AFTER REVIEW WITH MAINT AND DISPATCH, I FEEL I MISUNDERSTOOD THE STATUS OF OUR CAT III SYS AND GIVEN THE SIT AGAIN WOULD HAVE INSISTED ON A NEW RELEASE.
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.