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A B767 aft cargo door close light was found inoperative. Cockpit cargo door warning operative. Wrong placard installed. Logbook entry corrected. MEL special procedures not accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 695976 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| 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 | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 695976 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : coordinator |
| ASRS Report | 696201 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| 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 | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While accomplishing maintenance procedure manual procedure; verification of closed aft cargo door; I discovered this MEL placard was improperly issued; it could not be accomplished as issued. The issuance was under the understanding that the cockpit close indication was inoperative; when in reality the ground close light was inoperative; which is placardable per the general procedure manual; non-airworthy item. I corrected the paperwork after a 15 min delay. I properly alerted my superiors to the problem. I contacted technical services and redid the paperwork. My only understanding is the problem was not addressed correctly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 AFT CARGO DOOR CLOSE LIGHT WAS FOUND INOP. COCKPIT CARGO DOOR WARNING OPERATIVE. WRONG PLACARD INSTALLED. LOGBOOK ENTRY CORRECTED. MEL SPECIAL PROCS NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: WHILE ACCOMPLISHING MAINT PROC MANUAL PROC; VERIFICATION OF CLOSED AFT CARGO DOOR; I DISCOVERED THIS MEL PLACARD WAS IMPROPERLY ISSUED; IT COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED AS ISSUED. THE ISSUANCE WAS UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COCKPIT CLOSE INDICATION WAS INOP; WHEN IN REALITY THE GND CLOSE LIGHT WAS INOP; WHICH IS PLACARDABLE PER THE GENERAL PROC MANUAL; NON-AIRWORTHY ITEM. I CORRECTED THE PAPERWORK AFTER A 15 MIN DELAY. I PROPERLY ALERTED MY SUPERIORS TO THE PROB. I CONTACTED TECHNICAL SVCS AND REDID THE PAPERWORK. MY ONLY UNDERSTANDING IS THE PROB WAS NOT ADDRESSED CORRECTLY.
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.