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A B737-700 was dispatched in non compliance with the right engine fuel valve closed position light deferred per the MEL but used the wrong reference.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 543844 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| 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 | 543844 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During preflight the #2 engine fuel valve closed light was very dim. We called maintenance and put it in the book. Maintenance put the start lever to idle and the light went bright and stayed bright. Maintenance followed a step by step procedure and MEL'ed the light (20-22B). We departed and the ongoing captain's release did not match the write-up. When maintenance showed me the MEL, I was looking at 28-22A which applied to -200/-400 aircraft. The correct write-up/sign off should have had 73-10 on the release (-700/-900). I was locking the bar on the cockpit door as dispatch called and amended the release. The actual MEL was 28-22B which is the fuel/spar valve closed light inoperative. I did not catch the fact that they MEL'ed the fuel/spar valve light, instead of the fuel control engine valve closed light inoperative.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE R ENG FUEL VALVE CLOSED POS LIGHT DEFERRED PER THE MEL BUT USED THE WRONG REF.
Narrative: DURING PREFLT THE #2 ENG FUEL VALVE CLOSED LIGHT WAS VERY DIM. WE CALLED MAINT AND PUT IT IN THE BOOK. MAINT PUT THE START LEVER TO IDLE AND THE LIGHT WENT BRIGHT AND STAYED BRIGHT. MAINT FOLLOWED A STEP BY STEP PROC AND MEL'ED THE LIGHT (20-22B). WE DEPARTED AND THE ONGOING CAPT'S RELEASE DID NOT MATCH THE WRITE-UP. WHEN MAINT SHOWED ME THE MEL, I WAS LOOKING AT 28-22A WHICH APPLIED TO -200/-400 ACFT. THE CORRECT WRITE-UP/SIGN OFF SHOULD HAVE HAD 73-10 ON THE RELEASE (-700/-900). I WAS LOCKING THE BAR ON THE COCKPIT DOOR AS DISPATCH CALLED AND AMENDED THE RELEASE. THE ACTUAL MEL WAS 28-22B WHICH IS THE FUEL/SPAR VALVE CLOSED LIGHT INOP. I DID NOT CATCH THE FACT THAT THEY MEL'ED THE FUEL/SPAR VALVE LIGHT, INSTEAD OF THE FUEL CTL ENG VALVE CLOSED LIGHT INOP.
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.