An MD80 captain reports a contract technician when deferring the #2 TCAS and #2 radio altimeter system per the MEL pulled and collared #1 system TCAS and #1 radio altimeter circuit breakers.

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Attributes
ACN	721089
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 111 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	721089
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	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 tcas #2 rado alt other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

From ZZZ1-ZZZ2 the TCAS and radar altimeter failed. Contract mechanic in ZZZ2 took a long time to clear the write-ups and coordination the application of MEL's with maintenance control. Almost 90 mins later we were handed the logbook and asked to review for errors while he was pulling circuit breakers. He asked for help in locating one; then asked for more circuit breaker collars which I had to retrieve from the light bulb kit. While I was fidgeting with a non-cooperative bulb kit door; the mechanic; unbeknownst to me; pulled the circuit breakers for the other MEL without asking for help or asking for crew confirmation. Arrived in ZZZ1 with multiple flight instrument write-ups and the mechanic advised that the mechanic in ZZZ2 had pulled the circuit breakers for both radar altimeters when he should have pulled only the #2; which more than likely contributed to the additional failures encountered between ZZZ2 and ZZZ1. When the mechanic is ready to leave the flight deck; confirm all necessary circuit breakers are pulled and don't let him touch anything after that.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CAPT RPTS A CONTRACT TECHNICIAN WHEN DEFERRING THE #2 TCAS AND #2 RADIO ALTIMETER SYS PER THE MEL PULLED AND COLLARED #1 SYS TCAS AND #1 RADIO ALTIMETER CIRCUIT BREAKERS.

Narrative: FROM ZZZ1-ZZZ2 THE TCAS AND RADAR ALTIMETER FAILED. CONTRACT MECH IN ZZZ2 TOOK A LONG TIME TO CLR THE WRITE-UPS AND COORD THE APPLICATION OF MEL'S WITH MAINT CTL. ALMOST 90 MINS LATER WE WERE HANDED THE LOGBOOK AND ASKED TO REVIEW FOR ERRORS WHILE HE WAS PULLING CIRCUIT BREAKERS. HE ASKED FOR HELP IN LOCATING ONE; THEN ASKED FOR MORE CIRCUIT BREAKER COLLARS WHICH I HAD TO RETRIEVE FROM THE LIGHT BULB KIT. WHILE I WAS FIDGETING WITH A NON-COOPERATIVE BULB KIT DOOR; THE MECH; UNBEKNOWNST TO ME; PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR THE OTHER MEL WITHOUT ASKING FOR HELP OR ASKING FOR CREW CONFIRMATION. ARRIVED IN ZZZ1 WITH MULTIPLE FLT INST WRITE-UPS AND THE MECH ADVISED THAT THE MECH IN ZZZ2 HAD PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR BOTH RADAR ALTIMETERS WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE PULLED ONLY THE #2; WHICH MORE THAN LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ADDITIONAL FAILURES ENCOUNTERED BTWN ZZZ2 AND ZZZ1. WHEN THE MECH IS READY TO LEAVE THE FLT DECK; CONFIRM ALL NECESSARY CIRCUIT BREAKERS ARE PULLED AND DON'T LET HIM TOUCH ANYTHING AFTER THAT.

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.