A BAE146 was dispatched in non compliance with a cabin entrance door window vision impaired.

Attributes
ACN	586503
Time
Date	200306
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	BAe 146 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 8150
ASRS Report	586503
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

While preparing for our flight, the flight attendants alerted us to a possible discrepancy with one of the cabin door sight glasses (an item recently added to their cabin preflight). Being a new item, they and I were unsure as to whether it was necessary to be written up. I called maintenance control and they did not direct me to write it up, but said they would send a technician to look at it. The technician was a little unsure as to the status of this particular item as it was not wholly blocked. A line supervisor and line lead technician also came to look at it. During this time the aircraft was being boarded with passenger. The lead technician seemed to indicate the blockage was not sufficient to write up and by group consensus we agreed to accept the aircraft. The group being: 2 flight deck crew members, 2 cabin crew members, a line technician, a lead line technician, and a line supervisor. On return to the hub the condition had worsened and I wrote it up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BAE146 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A CABIN ENTRANCE DOOR WINDOW VISION IMPAIRED.

Narrative: WHILE PREPARING FOR OUR FLT, THE FLT ATTENDANTS ALERTED US TO A POSSIBLE DISCREPANCY WITH ONE OF THE CABIN DOOR SIGHT GLASSES (AN ITEM RECENTLY ADDED TO THEIR CABIN PREFLT). BEING A NEW ITEM, THEY AND I WERE UNSURE AS TO WHETHER IT WAS NECESSARY TO BE WRITTEN UP. I CALLED MAINT CTL AND THEY DID NOT DIRECT ME TO WRITE IT UP, BUT SAID THEY WOULD SEND A TECHNICIAN TO LOOK AT IT. THE TECHNICIAN WAS A LITTLE UNSURE AS TO THE STATUS OF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM AS IT WAS NOT WHOLLY BLOCKED. A LINE SUPVR AND LINE LEAD TECHNICIAN ALSO CAME TO LOOK AT IT. DURING THIS TIME THE ACFT WAS BEING BOARDED WITH PAX. THE LEAD TECHNICIAN SEEMED TO INDICATE THE BLOCKAGE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO WRITE UP AND BY GROUP CONSENSUS WE AGREED TO ACCEPT THE ACFT. THE GROUP BEING: 2 FLT DECK CREW MEMBERS, 2 CABIN CREW MEMBERS, A LINE TECHNICIAN, A LEAD LINE TECHNICIAN, AND A LINE SUPVR. ON RETURN TO THE HUB THE CONDITION HAD WORSENED AND I WROTE IT UP.

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.