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A B757 flight crew is told by maintenance to write up a malfunctioning APU at destination rather than writing up before the flight which is required by the far's.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 633284 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 633284 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon departure time the APU shut down. A second attempt to restart was made without success. The first officer related the problem to the mechanic and ground power was connected. The left engine was started at the gate. After start up the mechanic asked us to push back and write the problem up en route. I refused his request and questioned why he would want us to avoid the proper procedure. He then stated that he would need to come into the aircraft to pull some circuit breakers and defer the APU. A few mins had passed and another voice came over the intercom loudly asking us why this was taking so long and 'I don't know why you guys are still at the gate.' I then attempted to explain that I was waiting for his partner to complete the log entry. At about that time the new MEL was coming over the printer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 FLT CREW IS TOLD BY MAINT TO WRITE UP A MALFUNCTIONING APU AT DEST RATHER THAN WRITING UP BEFORE THE FLT WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE FAR'S.
Narrative: UPON DEP TIME THE APU SHUT DOWN. A SECOND ATTEMPT TO RESTART WAS MADE WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE FO RELATED THE PROB TO THE MECH AND GND PWR WAS CONNECTED. THE L ENG WAS STARTED AT THE GATE. AFTER START UP THE MECH ASKED US TO PUSH BACK AND WRITE THE PROB UP ENRTE. I REFUSED HIS REQUEST AND QUESTIONED WHY HE WOULD WANT US TO AVOID THE PROPER PROC. HE THEN STATED THAT HE WOULD NEED TO COME INTO THE ACFT TO PULL SOME CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND DEFER THE APU. A FEW MINS HAD PASSED AND ANOTHER VOICE CAME OVER THE INTERCOM LOUDLY ASKING US WHY THIS WAS TAKING SO LONG AND 'I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU GUYS ARE STILL AT THE GATE.' I THEN ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN THAT I WAS WAITING FOR HIS PARTNER TO COMPLETE THE LOG ENTRY. AT ABOUT THAT TIME THE NEW MEL WAS COMING OVER THE PRINTER.
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.