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A B737-400 was dispatched in non compliance with 2 3-SEAT passenger assemblies with baggage restraint bars upper end bracket broken.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 630649 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 630649 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : non availability of parts performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On sep/wed/04, I became aware of a problem by notification from quality assurance department that an MEL may have been warranted on an item I had worked on. On aug/sun/04, while working on aircraft X, a B737-400 I had a work release item X stating the baggage restraint bar was broken under seats xd, east, and F. While looking for said item, I noticed that the baggage restraint bar under seat yd, east, F, was also broken in the same place as seat xd, east, and F. The bars under the seats were still firmly attached at the lower seat frame locations (reference below drawing 'a'). The bars were detached at the upper location (reference below drawing 'B') bracket broken. I could not find said bracket in ZZZ store or seat shop, so I programmed the seat for repair at ZZZ1 maintenance. The baggage restraint bars being firmly attached at the lower locations did not make the bars inoperative as the MEL manual states, so I felt that the baggage restraint bars were still operative.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH 2 3-SEAT PAX ASSEMBLIES WITH BAGGAGE RESTRAINT BARS UPPER END BRACKET BROKEN.
Narrative: ON SEP/WED/04, I BECAME AWARE OF A PROB BY NOTIFICATION FROM QUALITY ASSURANCE DEPT THAT AN MEL MAY HAVE BEEN WARRANTED ON AN ITEM I HAD WORKED ON. ON AUG/SUN/04, WHILE WORKING ON ACFT X, A B737-400 I HAD A WORK RELEASE ITEM X STATING THE BAGGAGE RESTRAINT BAR WAS BROKEN UNDER SEATS XD, E, AND F. WHILE LOOKING FOR SAID ITEM, I NOTICED THAT THE BAGGAGE RESTRAINT BAR UNDER SEAT YD, E, F, WAS ALSO BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE AS SEAT XD, E, AND F. THE BARS UNDER THE SEATS WERE STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED AT THE LOWER SEAT FRAME LOCATIONS (REF BELOW DRAWING 'A'). THE BARS WERE DETACHED AT THE UPPER LOCATION (REF BELOW DRAWING 'B') BRACKET BROKEN. I COULD NOT FIND SAID BRACKET IN ZZZ STORE OR SEAT SHOP, SO I PROGRAMMED THE SEAT FOR REPAIR AT ZZZ1 MAINT. THE BAGGAGE RESTRAINT BARS BEING FIRMLY ATTACHED AT THE LOWER LOCATIONS DID NOT MAKE THE BARS INOP AS THE MEL MANUAL STATES, SO I FELT THAT THE BAGGAGE RESTRAINT BARS WERE STILL OPERATIVE.
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.