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A B767-300 was removed from autoland status to CAT 2 status due to #1 reverser deferred per MEL as inoperative. Did not clarify logbook that autoland status was because of reverser being inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603919 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Tue |
| 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 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 603919 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 603920 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : reverser operating light |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : weather contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Placard l-hand engine thrust reverser inoperative per MEL 78-1 and downgrading the category of aircraft for autoland CAT 3A or CAT 2 limits status to RVR 600 ft under lmp reference 22-89 in conjunction with MEL clarification for 78-1 was overlooked.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 WAS REMOVED FROM AUTOLAND STATUS TO CAT 2 STATUS DUE TO #1 REVERSER DEFERRED PER MEL AS INOP. DID NOT CLARIFY LOGBOOK THAT AUTOLAND STATUS WAS BECAUSE OF REVERSER BEING INOP.
Narrative: PLACARD L-HAND ENG THRUST REVERSER INOP PER MEL 78-1 AND DOWNGRADING THE CATEGORY OF ACFT FOR AUTOLAND CAT 3A OR CAT 2 LIMITS STATUS TO RVR 600 FT UNDER LMP REF 22-89 IN CONJUNCTION WITH MEL CLARIFICATION FOR 78-1 WAS OVERLOOKED.
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.