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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with passenger seat recline deferred as inoperative but the seat was not locked upright per the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 620915 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 : preflight ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 620915 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
At last min, got a call on the radio that there was a seat recline problem. I was on the gate at the time. They did not verbally tell me of the problem, but decided to call it in and have it radioed to me. I removed the recline cable, then called technician for a placard. During rush, I didn't finish locking out hydrolock.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH PAX SEAT RECLINE DEFERRED AS INOP BUT THE SEAT WAS NOT LOCKED UPRIGHT PER THE MEL.
Narrative: AT LAST MIN, GOT A CALL ON THE RADIO THAT THERE WAS A SEAT RECLINE PROB. I WAS ON THE GATE AT THE TIME. THEY DID NOT VERBALLY TELL ME OF THE PROB, BUT DECIDED TO CALL IT IN AND HAVE IT RADIOED TO ME. I REMOVED THE RECLINE CABLE, THEN CALLED TECHNICIAN FOR A PLACARD. DURING RUSH, I DIDN'T FINISH LOCKING OUT HYDROLOCK.
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.