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An EMB145 was released for service with a passenger seat locked upright per the MEL. MEL had no instructions for the procedure to lock the seat upright.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 670559 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200508 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 670559 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Minimum Equip List |
Narrative:
I accomplished MEL 25-24 on aircraft X. Step 2 of the maintenance portion of the MEL states lock recline mechanism in the upright position. There is no other instruction as to how this is accomplished; so I accomplished this by disengaging the cable which locks the locking mechanism. State instructions in the MEL as to how to lock the locking mechanism.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC WITH A PAX SEAT LOCKED UPRIGHT PER THE MEL. MEL HAD NO INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PROC TO LOCK THE SEAT UPRIGHT.
Narrative: I ACCOMPLISHED MEL 25-24 ON ACFT X. STEP 2 OF THE MAINT PORTION OF THE MEL STATES LOCK RECLINE MECHANISM IN THE UPRIGHT POS. THERE IS NO OTHER INSTRUCTION AS TO HOW THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED; SO I ACCOMPLISHED THIS BY DISENGAGING THE CABLE WHICH LOCKS THE LOCKING MECHANISM. STATE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MEL AS TO HOW TO LOCK THE LOCKING MECHANISM.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.