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An airbus 320 was dispatched in non compliance with an overhead bin door deferred closed and locked per the MEL, but contained a required first aid kit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 565632 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Sun |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 7 maintenance technician : 28 |
| ASRS Report | 565632 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : non availability of parts contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approved an overhead bin to be inoperative which contained a first aid kit. Saw deferral on kit and assigned item to be repaired at next station. Discovered item on deferral review after aircraft departed. MEL allows kit seal to be broken but no kit missing or inaccessible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN OVERHEAD BIN DOOR DEFERRED CLOSED AND LOCKED PER THE MEL, BUT CONTAINED A REQUIRED FIRST AID KIT.
Narrative: APPROVED AN OVERHEAD BIN TO BE INOP WHICH CONTAINED A FIRST AID KIT. SAW DEFERRAL ON KIT AND ASSIGNED ITEM TO BE REPAIRED AT NEXT STATION. DISCOVERED ITEM ON DEFERRAL REVIEW AFTER ACFT DEPARTED. MEL ALLOWS KIT SEAL TO BE BROKEN BUT NO KIT MISSING OR INACCESSIBLE.
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.