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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with the left tank forward boost pump deferred per the MEL. Wrong circuit breaker pulled and capped.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626487 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| 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 : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 626487 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 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 performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Reference log page X wrong circuit breaker pull for MEL 28-1, l-hand forward fuel boost pump. Pilot on flight abc reported on log page Y that they had a l-hand inlet fuel pressure low light in-flight. Me and technician X found H23 l-hand aft fuel boost pump circuit breaker pulled and collared. I removed collar, reset circuit breaker. Technician performed operations check on l-hand aft boost pump reference maintenance manual 73-33-01 page 206. Check ok reference log page X, the l-hand forward fuel boost pump was on MEL 28-1. I pulled and collared J23 l-hand forward boost pump circuit breaker as per MEL 28-1.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE L TANK FORWARD BOOST PUMP DEFERRED PER THE MEL. WRONG CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED AND CAPPED.
Narrative: REF LOG PAGE X WRONG CIRCUIT BREAKER PULL FOR MEL 28-1, L-HAND FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP. PLT ON FLT ABC RPTED ON LOG PAGE Y THAT THEY HAD A L-HAND INLET FUEL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT INFLT. ME AND TECHNICIAN X FOUND H23 L-HAND AFT FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED AND COLLARED. I REMOVED COLLAR, RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER. TECHNICIAN PERFORMED OPS CHK ON L-HAND AFT BOOST PUMP REF MAINT MANUAL 73-33-01 PAGE 206. CHK OK REF LOG PAGE X, THE L-HAND FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS ON MEL 28-1. I PULLED AND COLLARED J23 L-HAND FORWARD BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER AS PER MEL 28-1.
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.