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An airbus 319 was dispatched in non compliance with the incorrect item deferred. Elac #1 fault light was deferred, should have been elac #1.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 621239 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : repairman technician : fcc |
| Experience | maintenance avionics : 18 maintenance repairman : 14 maintenance technician : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 621239 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
The flight crew called prior to departure with an elac #1 fault light on (illuminated). We used MEL 27938 titled 'fault light on elac push button switch.' I feel that this MEL card is misleading and needs to be reworded. I read this MEL card as the elac fault light on the switch is on (illuminated) instead of the fault light being inoperative. After the flight left, I reviewed the MEL and realized I should have used MEL elac #1 inoperative.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 319 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE INCORRECT ITEM DEFERRED. ELAC #1 FAULT LIGHT WAS DEFERRED, SHOULD HAVE BEEN ELAC #1.
Narrative: THE FLT CREW CALLED PRIOR TO DEP WITH AN ELAC #1 FAULT LIGHT ON (ILLUMINATED). WE USED MEL 27938 TITLED 'FAULT LIGHT ON ELAC PUSH BUTTON SWITCH.' I FEEL THAT THIS MEL CARD IS MISLEADING AND NEEDS TO BE REWORDED. I READ THIS MEL CARD AS THE ELAC FAULT LIGHT ON THE SWITCH IS ON (ILLUMINATED) INSTEAD OF THE FAULT LIGHT BEING INOP. AFTER THE FLT LEFT, I REVIEWED THE MEL AND REALIZED I SHOULD HAVE USED MEL ELAC #1 INOP.
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.