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A captain refused an MD80 with a chronic maintenance history of electrical power problems. AC xtie and ground power lockouts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596593 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | tracon : pct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 596593 |
| 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 | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ac cross the lockout other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : fault isolation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft X has a history of electrical malfunctions, specifically aircraft xtie lockout sits. Mid oct/03 this captain experienced an AC xtie lockout malfunction in-flight en route to a florida destination. All cabin lights failed and after using the appropriate checklist, power was re-established. The aircraft logbook contained a similar entry the following flight day with the same problem (AC xtie lockout) with no elaboration. Prior to gate departure on flight from ZZZ to ZZZ1 two days later, the APU unexpectedly stopped leaving the aircraft on battery power only. Both the flight crew and maintenance personnel were unable to establish external power to the aircraft busses. This aircraft was refused for flight because of the recurrent problems with the electrical system, based in part on my personal experience with this particular aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CAPT REFUSED AN MD80 WITH A CHRONIC MAINT HISTORY OF ELECTRICAL PWR PROBS. AC XTIE AND GND PWR LOCKOUTS.
Narrative: ACFT X HAS A HISTORY OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS, SPECIFICALLY ACFT XTIE LOCKOUT SITS. MID OCT/03 THIS CAPT EXPERIENCED AN AC XTIE LOCKOUT MALFUNCTION INFLT ENRTE TO A FLORIDA DEST. ALL CABIN LIGHTS FAILED AND AFTER USING THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST, PWR WAS RE-ESTABLISHED. THE ACFT LOGBOOK CONTAINED A SIMILAR ENTRY THE FOLLOWING FLT DAY WITH THE SAME PROB (AC XTIE LOCKOUT) WITH NO ELABORATION. PRIOR TO GATE DEP ON FLT FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1 TWO DAYS LATER, THE APU UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED LEAVING THE ACFT ON BATTERY PWR ONLY. BOTH THE FLT CREW AND MAINT PERSONNEL WERE UNABLE TO ESTABLISH EXTERNAL PWR TO THE ACFT BUSSES. THIS ACFT WAS REFUSED FOR FLT BECAUSE OF THE RECURRENT PROBS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYS, BASED IN PART ON MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PARTICULAR ACFT.
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.