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A B737-300 was dispatched in non compliance with a cabin attendant's seat at door 1L deferred as inoperative in conflict with the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 587189 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Fri |
| 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 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : msp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 3 maintenance technician : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 587189 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
MEL states 1 flight attendant seat or position at door 1L and all at door 2L may be inoperative. I interpreted this to mean the seat assembly could be inoperative and deferred seat. Mechanic in ZZZ realized improper deferral and corrected. B737 MEL is confusing on this issue versus the airbus MEL. My primary fleet is airbus.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A CABIN ATTENDANT'S SEAT AT DOOR 1L DEFERRED AS INOP IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL.
Narrative: MEL STATES 1 FLT ATTENDANT SEAT OR POS AT DOOR 1L AND ALL AT DOOR 2L MAY BE INOP. I INTERPED THIS TO MEAN THE SEAT ASSEMBLY COULD BE INOP AND DEFERRED SEAT. MECH IN ZZZ REALIZED IMPROPER DEFERRAL AND CORRECTED. B737 MEL IS CONFUSING ON THIS ISSUE VERSUS THE AIRBUS MEL. MY PRIMARY FLEET IS AIRBUS.
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.