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An airbus 320 was dispatched in non compliance with the right engine wing anti-ice valve wired open per the MEL. Sent crew procedure for engine anti-ice valve.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 607695 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician other personnel other oversight : coordinator |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance avionics : 5 maintenance lead technician : 2 maintenance repairman : 15 maintenance technician : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 607695 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 608415 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Crew called in wing anti-ice valve fault. Received dispatch approval to lock valve in 'open' position. Faxed maintenance manual for locking wing anti-ice valve in open position to mechanic. Sent wrong MEL to crew and entered wrong mrd for MEL. Crew was sent proper MEL card in-flight and mrd revised on arrival ord. (Crew discovered MEL wrong in-flight.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE R ENG WING ANTI-ICE VALVE WIRED OPEN PER THE MEL. SENT CREW PROC FOR ENG ANTI-ICE VALVE.
Narrative: CREW CALLED IN WING ANTI-ICE VALVE FAULT. RECEIVED DISPATCH APPROVAL TO LOCK VALVE IN 'OPEN' POS. FAXED MAINT MANUAL FOR LOCKING WING ANTI-ICE VALVE IN OPEN POS TO MECH. SENT WRONG MEL TO CREW AND ENTERED WRONG MRD FOR MEL. CREW WAS SENT PROPER MEL CARD INFLT AND MRD REVISED ON ARR ORD. (CREW DISCOVERED MEL WRONG INFLT.)
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.