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A B737-300 was dispatched in non compliance with a seat back removed but maintenance action not entered in logbook as deferred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598379 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 598379 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician oversight : coordinator |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Oct/thu/03, aircraft came into ZZZ, as a terminator seat xx was soiled with human waste. The operations agent pulled the seat back and bottom off. I am not sure if he called maintenance out or not. I came into work at XA30 on friday at XC10. I got a call to gate (aircraft was to push at XC15). I saw that the seat back was missing. I called maintenance control. The aircraft was going to ZZZ1, so he said they would install one there. Being short on time, we did not do a logbook entry. I flipped the other seat bottoms in that row (the aircraft was not full). A few hours later, maintenance controller called and said that the aircraft took a 1 hour delay because the back cushion and fire blanket were also missing. He said I should call the as soon as possible line because it was not legal to fly like that.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A SEAT BACK REMOVED BUT MAINT ACTION NOT ENTERED IN LOGBOOK AS DEFERRED.
Narrative: OCT/THU/03, ACFT CAME INTO ZZZ, AS A TERMINATOR SEAT XX WAS SOILED WITH HUMAN WASTE. THE OPS AGENT PULLED THE SEAT BACK AND BOTTOM OFF. I AM NOT SURE IF HE CALLED MAINT OUT OR NOT. I CAME INTO WORK AT XA30 ON FRIDAY AT XC10. I GOT A CALL TO GATE (ACFT WAS TO PUSH AT XC15). I SAW THAT THE SEAT BACK WAS MISSING. I CALLED MAINT CTL. THE ACFT WAS GOING TO ZZZ1, SO HE SAID THEY WOULD INSTALL ONE THERE. BEING SHORT ON TIME, WE DID NOT DO A LOGBOOK ENTRY. I FLIPPED THE OTHER SEAT BOTTOMS IN THAT ROW (THE ACFT WAS NOT FULL). A FEW HRS LATER, MAINT CTLR CALLED AND SAID THAT THE ACFT TOOK A 1 HR DELAY BECAUSE THE BACK CUSHION AND FIRE BLANKET WERE ALSO MISSING. HE SAID I SHOULD CALL THE ASAP LINE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT LEGAL TO FLY LIKE THAT.
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.