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An EMB140 was dispatched with the TCAS system inoperative per the MEL. Item was placarded per the MEL. Logbook entry on TCAS not cleared per MEL procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 692601 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 692601 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : coordinator |
| ASRS Report | 692712 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I took the call from the pilot on aircraft regarding a crew placarded MEL not being balanced in the logbook. The pilot called in saying that the aircraft flew through in the morning without the logbook being balanced; after the crew placard. At that time I took the aircraft OTS in the database; then I turned the call over to the desk.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB140 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE TCAS SYS INOP PER THE MEL. ITEM WAS PLACARDED PER THE MEL. LOGBOOK ENTRY ON TCAS NOT CLRED PER MEL PROC.
Narrative: I TOOK THE CALL FROM THE PLT ON ACFT REGARDING A CREW PLACARDED MEL NOT BEING BALANCED IN THE LOGBOOK. THE PLT CALLED IN SAYING THAT THE ACFT FLEW THROUGH IN THE MORNING WITHOUT THE LOGBOOK BEING BALANCED; AFTER THE CREW PLACARD. AT THAT TIME I TOOK THE ACFT OTS IN THE DATABASE; THEN I TURNED THE CALL OVER TO THE DESK.
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.