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An emb was dispatched with a long term deferred item approved by maintenance control as a cosmetic trim item but actually affected operation of the trash door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 689616 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 | other personnel other |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 689616 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| 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 performance deficiency : fault isolation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Called maintenance control to get a long term deferral for some trim missing/cracked on the galley trash bin door. He was asked if it affected the operation of the door. He said no. We discussed if the item was cosmetic and he assured me that it was. At that point we issued a long term deferral for a cosmetic piece of trim on the galley door as being cracked/missing under the gpm procedures. The mechanic never gave maintenance control the actual PIREP. Had the information in the PIREP been conveyed to the controller; then the appropriate MEL would have been issued. The mechanic stated that the item was a cosmetic piece of trim. A later crew had noticed that the trim was missing and it did affect the operation of the door; so they brought it to the attention of maintenance where an MEL was issued for the trash can.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB WAS DISPATCHED WITH A LONG TERM DEFERRED ITEM APPROVED BY MAINT CTL AS A COSMETIC TRIM ITEM BUT ACTUALLY AFFECTED OP OF THE TRASH DOOR.
Narrative: CALLED MAINT CTL TO GET A LONG TERM DEFERRAL FOR SOME TRIM MISSING/CRACKED ON THE GALLEY TRASH BIN DOOR. HE WAS ASKED IF IT AFFECTED THE OP OF THE DOOR. HE SAID NO. WE DISCUSSED IF THE ITEM WAS COSMETIC AND HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS. AT THAT POINT WE ISSUED A LONG TERM DEFERRAL FOR A COSMETIC PIECE OF TRIM ON THE GALLEY DOOR AS BEING CRACKED/MISSING UNDER THE GPM PROCS. THE MECH NEVER GAVE MAINT CTL THE ACTUAL PIREP. HAD THE INFO IN THE PIREP BEEN CONVEYED TO THE CTLR; THEN THE APPROPRIATE MEL WOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE MECH STATED THAT THE ITEM WAS A COSMETIC PIECE OF TRIM. A LATER CREW HAD NOTICED THAT THE TRIM WAS MISSING AND IT DID AFFECT THE OP OF THE DOOR; SO THEY BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTN OF MAINT WHERE AN MEL WAS ISSUED FOR THE TRASH CAN.
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.