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An EMB140 was dispatched in conflict with the MEL with the #2 stall warning cutout switch guard spring failed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 694802 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| 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 140 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 694802 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure 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 | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During cockpit set-up we noted the #2 stall protection cut-out button spring guard did not spring close. I made an entry in the aml and called dispatch/maintenance control. Miss X in maintenance control told me as this was an item that did not affect airworthiness I could make it an 'information to maintenance' item. I asked her if she was sure that was legal. She said 'oh yes; and the director of maintenance also said it was legal.' I noted all of this in my aml entries. Upon reaching ZZZ (the maintenance base) the aircraft was taken OTS apparently because the item had to be fixed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB140 WAS DISPATCHED IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL WITH THE #2 STALL WARNING CUTOUT SWITCH GUARD SPRING FAILED.
Narrative: DURING COCKPIT SET-UP WE NOTED THE #2 STALL PROTECTION CUT-OUT BUTTON SPRING GUARD DID NOT SPRING CLOSE. I MADE AN ENTRY IN THE AML AND CALLED DISPATCH/MAINT CTL. MISS X IN MAINT CTL TOLD ME AS THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT DID NOT AFFECT AIRWORTHINESS I COULD MAKE IT AN 'INFO TO MAINT' ITEM. I ASKED HER IF SHE WAS SURE THAT WAS LEGAL. SHE SAID 'OH YES; AND THE DIRECTOR OF MAINT ALSO SAID IT WAS LEGAL.' I NOTED ALL OF THIS IN MY AML ENTRIES. UPON REACHING ZZZ (THE MAINT BASE) THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS APPARENTLY BECAUSE THE ITEM HAD TO BE FIXED.
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.