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A B767 was dispatched in non compliance with an APU deferred as inoperative beyond allowed MEL limits.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 557095 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 557095 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 557237 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On 08/fri/02 at XA20Z we were notified by dispatch that aircraft X flight xx, ZZZ-ZZZZ on 08/wed/02 was dispatched illegally. The inoperative APU MEL 49-01 04, requirement for one roundtrip from united states to europe and back was not applied correctly. All 3 crew members referenced the MEL log entry and it appeared that the APU had just been placarded in ZZZ thus making it legal for one roundtrip. On 08/fri/02 dispatch notified us that closer research into aircraft history, its APU had gone inoperative in ZZZ1, making it illegal for dispatch on 08/wed/02. Contributing factors to the event, our 1ST aircraft went OTS for a mechanical at the gate, at scheduled departure time plus 2 hours, replacement aircraft X with maintenance trying to complete an ETOPS check and defer numerous items. The log was not available for history review until the door was about to be shut at XH00 pm local time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN APU DEFERRED AS INOP BEYOND ALLOWED MEL LIMITS.
Narrative: ON 08/FRI/02 AT XA20Z WE WERE NOTIFIED BY DISPATCH THAT ACFT X FLT XX, ZZZ-ZZZZ ON 08/WED/02 WAS DISPATCHED ILLEGALLY. THE INOP APU MEL 49-01 04, REQUIREMENT FOR ONE ROUNDTRIP FROM UNITED STATES TO EUROPE AND BACK WAS NOT APPLIED CORRECTLY. ALL 3 CREW MEMBERS REFED THE MEL LOG ENTRY AND IT APPEARED THAT THE APU HAD JUST BEEN PLACARDED IN ZZZ THUS MAKING IT LEGAL FOR ONE ROUNDTRIP. ON 08/FRI/02 DISPATCH NOTIFIED US THAT CLOSER RESEARCH INTO ACFT HISTORY, ITS APU HAD GONE INOP IN ZZZ1, MAKING IT ILLEGAL FOR DISPATCH ON 08/WED/02. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE EVENT, OUR 1ST ACFT WENT OTS FOR A MECHANICAL AT THE GATE, AT SCHEDULED DEP TIME PLUS 2 HRS, REPLACEMENT ACFT X WITH MAINT TRYING TO COMPLETE AN ETOPS CHK AND DEFER NUMEROUS ITEMS. THE LOG WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR HISTORY REVIEW UNTIL THE DOOR WAS ABOUT TO BE SHUT AT XH00 PM LCL TIME.
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.