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An MD80 was dispatched with the upper anti-collision beacon deferred as inoperative per the MEL, but special procedure to collar circuit breaker was not accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 645170 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200412 |
| Day | Fri |
| 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 : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 645170 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : coordinator |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
MEL on upper beacon at the gate before departure, no MEL book available. Was not informed by technician that there was a maintenance procedure manual procedure for beacon. I did not collar the circuit breaker. I was very agitated due to pressure on getting the aircraft out on time. In my haste, I did not ask technician for additional information, and did not take the time to look it up myself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE UPPER ANTI-COLLISION BEACON DEFERRED AS INOP PER THE MEL, BUT SPECIAL PROC TO COLLAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: MEL ON UPPER BEACON AT THE GATE BEFORE DEP, NO MEL BOOK AVAILABLE. WAS NOT INFORMED BY TECHNICIAN THAT THERE WAS A MAINT PROC MANUAL PROC FOR BEACON. I DID NOT COLLAR THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. I WAS VERY AGITATED DUE TO PRESSURE ON GETTING THE ACFT OUT ON TIME. IN MY HASTE, I DID NOT ASK TECHNICIAN FOR ADDITIONAL INFO, AND DID NOT TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK IT UP MYSELF.
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.