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B737-300 crew had the right wing body light illuminate. Local maintenance incorrectly MEL'ed the right pack inoperative instead.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 613316 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 14800 flight time type : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 613316 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1020 flight time type : 1020 |
| ASRS Report | 613315 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : wing body overheat light other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : non availability of parts performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
First officer and I originated aircraft in ZZZ. The aircraft had an existing MEL. The MEL had been entered in the logbook and received a number the night before from company maintenance. The logbook reflected a right wing body overheat problem associated with the right pack. The MEL given was for right pack inoperative with a limitation of a 25000 ft ceiling. We understood this to be correct with the associated wing body overheat problem. Through maintenance, later that day, we discovered the MEL issued by ZZZ1 maintenance was incorrect. Supplemental information from acn 613315: in accordance with procedures we flew jet to ZZZ2 below FL250. Upon arrival, maintenance realized they had made an error in recording MEL and inspection. Maintenance cleared item at ZZZ2 and jet was handed off to a new crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 CREW HAD THE R WING BODY LIGHT ILLUMINATE. LCL MAINT INCORRECTLY MEL'ED THE R PACK INOP INSTEAD.
Narrative: FO AND I ORIGINATED ACFT IN ZZZ. THE ACFT HAD AN EXISTING MEL. THE MEL HAD BEEN ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK AND RECEIVED A NUMBER THE NIGHT BEFORE FROM COMPANY MAINT. THE LOGBOOK REFLECTED A R WING BODY OVERHEAT PROB ASSOCIATED WITH THE R PACK. THE MEL GIVEN WAS FOR R PACK INOP WITH A LIMITATION OF A 25000 FT CEILING. WE UNDERSTOOD THIS TO BE CORRECT WITH THE ASSOCIATED WING BODY OVERHEAT PROB. THROUGH MAINT, LATER THAT DAY, WE DISCOVERED THE MEL ISSUED BY ZZZ1 MAINT WAS INCORRECT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 613315: IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCS WE FLEW JET TO ZZZ2 BELOW FL250. UPON ARR, MAINT REALIZED THEY HAD MADE AN ERROR IN RECORDING MEL AND INSPECTION. MAINT CLRED ITEM AT ZZZ2 AND JET WAS HANDED OFF TO A NEW CREW.
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.