<< >> NASA ASRS Report 587457, July 2003

An MD80 deferred item on the autospoilers was carried for 1 month. The required part needed for the fix was added to the item in non compliance.

Attributes
ACN	587457
Time
Date	200307
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance avionics : 8 maintenance technician : 16
ASRS Report	587457
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
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : auto spoiler fail light
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	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
Situations
Publication	MEL

Narrative:

Aircraft was experiencing an autospoiler fail message on the eoap (annunciator panel) after takeoff for approximately 1 month. While troubleshooting per maintenance manual I discovered the fail message was being caused by the portion of the right dual brake control valve that stops the left main landing gear wheels from spinning during the gear up cycle. The part needed was not in stock at ZZZ. I then informed my lead mechanic and he in turn contacted the maintenance control. We then decided to supplement the log item for part needed and continued item on original maintenance carryover (deferred item). It was determined later that day by maintenance control the part should have been continued on maintenance carryover. The aircraft was stopped for replacement of valve.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 DEFERRED ITEM ON THE AUTOSPOILERS WAS CARRIED FOR 1 MONTH. THE REQUIRED PART NEEDED FOR THE FIX WAS ADDED TO THE ITEM IN NON COMPLIANCE.

Narrative: ACFT WAS EXPERIENCING AN AUTOSPOILER FAIL MESSAGE ON THE EOAP (ANNUNCIATOR PANEL) AFTER TKOF FOR APPROX 1 MONTH. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING PER MAINT MANUAL I DISCOVERED THE FAIL MESSAGE WAS BEING CAUSED BY THE PORTION OF THE R DUAL BRAKE CTL VALVE THAT STOPS THE L MAIN LNDG GEAR WHEELS FROM SPINNING DURING THE GEAR UP CYCLE. THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT IN STOCK AT ZZZ. I THEN INFORMED MY LEAD MECH AND HE IN TURN CONTACTED THE MAINT CTL. WE THEN DECIDED TO SUPPLEMENT THE LOG ITEM FOR PART NEEDED AND CONTINUED ITEM ON ORIGINAL MAINT CARRYOVER (DEFERRED ITEM). IT WAS DETERMINED LATER THAT DAY BY MAINT CTL THE PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONTINUED ON MAINT CARRYOVER. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED FOR REPLACEMENT OF VALVE.

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.