<< >> NASA ASRS Report 531256, November 2001

MD80 crew found an inoperative placard in the galley, but had no listing of a deferred item in the aircraft logbook.

Attributes
ACN	531256
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sat
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	531256
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : training
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Placarded item not in logbook. Leaving the aircraft in ZZZ, I stepped into the forward galley and saw a large blue inoperative sticker over the trash door of the aft trash container. I had seen no inoperative items in the logbook when we picked up the airplane in ZZZ and thought something had gone wrong with this item on our flight. I asked the flight attendants what was wrong with it and they all said they did not know. The placard was in place when they got to the plane in ZZZ. I rechked the logbook and again found no write-ups for the trash container or any other items listed as inoperative. On inspecting the trash container, I found the plastic container or liner was not in place. I then wrote a numbered maintenance entry in the logbook stating the trash container/liner was missing and that an inoperative sticker was over the trash door. Obviously, someone upline from my crew put an inoperative sticker on the door but did not get the information into the logbook. My cabin crew does not review the logbook, so they have to assume any inoperative stickers are valid. The flight crew does not perform a preflight inspection of the cabin and nothing in the logbook indicated an inoperative item so we did not see the sticker. The container was not used so the intent of the sticker was honored despite the fact it was not logged. I have no idea how long this aircraft had been flown in this condition.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW FOUND AN INOP PLACARD IN THE GALLEY, BUT HAD NO LISTING OF A DEFERRED ITEM IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK.

Narrative: PLACARDED ITEM NOT IN LOGBOOK. LEAVING THE ACFT IN ZZZ, I STEPPED INTO THE FORWARD GALLEY AND SAW A LARGE BLUE INOP STICKER OVER THE TRASH DOOR OF THE AFT TRASH CONTAINER. I HAD SEEN NO INOP ITEMS IN THE LOGBOOK WHEN WE PICKED UP THE AIRPLANE IN ZZZ AND THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD GONE WRONG WITH THIS ITEM ON OUR FLT. I ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANTS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND THEY ALL SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW. THE PLACARD WAS IN PLACE WHEN THEY GOT TO THE PLANE IN ZZZ. I RECHKED THE LOGBOOK AND AGAIN FOUND NO WRITE-UPS FOR THE TRASH CONTAINER OR ANY OTHER ITEMS LISTED AS INOP. ON INSPECTING THE TRASH CONTAINER, I FOUND THE PLASTIC CONTAINER OR LINER WAS NOT IN PLACE. I THEN WROTE A NUMBERED MAINT ENTRY IN THE LOGBOOK STATING THE TRASH CONTAINER/LINER WAS MISSING AND THAT AN INOP STICKER WAS OVER THE TRASH DOOR. OBVIOUSLY, SOMEONE UPLINE FROM MY CREW PUT AN INOP STICKER ON THE DOOR BUT DID NOT GET THE INFO INTO THE LOGBOOK. MY CABIN CREW DOES NOT REVIEW THE LOGBOOK, SO THEY HAVE TO ASSUME ANY INOP STICKERS ARE VALID. THE FLC DOES NOT PERFORM A PREFLT INSPECTION OF THE CABIN AND NOTHING IN THE LOGBOOK INDICATED AN INOP ITEM SO WE DID NOT SEE THE STICKER. THE CONTAINER WAS NOT USED SO THE INTENT OF THE STICKER WAS HONORED DESPITE THE FACT IT WAS NOT LOGGED. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THIS ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN IN THIS CONDITION.

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.