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An A321 forward cargo door open and locked light was found inoperative. Reporter assigned item for a repair with no time limits. Later found revised MEL had added cargo light with time limit for repair.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 693204 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 693204 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cargo door warning light other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : non availability of parts contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
While accomplishing a routine work card; I noted the forward cargo door open and locked light was inoperative. As per the work card if this item is inoperative it is to be corrected or programmed for repair. Part to correct problem was not available; so I programmed item for repair. The next night I had the same problem with another one of our aircraft. I then recalled that this item was to be addressed in a future MEL manual revision. Up to this point; it was standard procedure to program the item; there was no MEL requirement. I checked the recently revised MEL manual and noted the cargo door light had been incorporated. I MEL'ed this aircraft. Work card should be revised to indicate item is now to be MEL'ed if inoperative -- not just programmed. I have notified company safety officials of this incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A321 FORWARD CARGO DOOR OPEN AND LOCKED LIGHT WAS FOUND INOP. RPTR ASSIGNED ITEM FOR A REPAIR WITH NO TIME LIMITS. LATER FOUND REVISED MEL HAD ADDED CARGO LIGHT WITH TIME LIMIT FOR REPAIR.
Narrative: WHILE ACCOMPLISHING A ROUTINE WORK CARD; I NOTED THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR OPEN AND LOCKED LIGHT WAS INOP. AS PER THE WORK CARD IF THIS ITEM IS INOP IT IS TO BE CORRECTED OR PROGRAMMED FOR REPAIR. PART TO CORRECT PROB WAS NOT AVAILABLE; SO I PROGRAMMED ITEM FOR REPAIR. THE NEXT NIGHT I HAD THE SAME PROB WITH ANOTHER ONE OF OUR ACFT. I THEN RECALLED THAT THIS ITEM WAS TO BE ADDRESSED IN A FUTURE MEL MANUAL REVISION. UP TO THIS POINT; IT WAS STANDARD PROC TO PROGRAM THE ITEM; THERE WAS NO MEL REQUIREMENT. I CHKED THE RECENTLY REVISED MEL MANUAL AND NOTED THE CARGO DOOR LIGHT HAD BEEN INCORPORATED. I MEL'ED THIS ACFT. WORK CARD SHOULD BE REVISED TO INDICATE ITEM IS NOW TO BE MEL'ED IF INOP -- NOT JUST PROGRAMMED. I HAVE NOTIFIED COMPANY SAFETY OFFICIALS OF THIS INCIDENT.
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.