MD80 flight crew has several MEL items prior to departure and several failures while enroute.

Attributes
ACN	727128
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mfe.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Dusk
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 : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	727128
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper maintenance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

This aircraft had 2 MEL items -- no APU and deferred ice protection temperature system (cannot use engine or wing anti-ice). En route the right air condition supply temperature high light came on; did checklist; light went out. 2 pieces of trim from the cabin were found on the floor in the cockpit. First officer's eyeball vent stuck open. Segment light in my FMA out. Cabin crew reported the onboard credit card reader did not work. We could not take the aircraft due to possible necessity for anti-ice; so I completed all the write-ups. There is a trend not to write up anything on the MD80. I am getting airplanes with up to 5 placards on deferred items. And it is always when you are rushed. Maintenance has been deferring as much as possible. The night prior the MD80 technician I called said we had 28 MD80's out of service. This trend to not write up anything is in my opinion; unsafe. I will refuse an aircraft in the future if I feel safety has been compromised.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS SEVERAL MEL ITEMS PRIOR TO DEP AND SEVERAL FAILURES WHILE ENROUTE.

Narrative: THIS ACFT HAD 2 MEL ITEMS -- NO APU AND DEFERRED ICE PROTECTION TEMP SYS (CANNOT USE ENG OR WING ANTI-ICE). ENRTE THE R AIR CONDITION SUPPLY TEMP HIGH LIGHT CAME ON; DID CHKLIST; LIGHT WENT OUT. 2 PIECES OF TRIM FROM THE CABIN WERE FOUND ON THE FLOOR IN THE COCKPIT. FO'S EYEBALL VENT STUCK OPEN. SEGMENT LIGHT IN MY FMA OUT. CABIN CREW RPTED THE ONBOARD CREDIT CARD READER DID NOT WORK. WE COULD NOT TAKE THE ACFT DUE TO POSSIBLE NECESSITY FOR ANTI-ICE; SO I COMPLETED ALL THE WRITE-UPS. THERE IS A TREND NOT TO WRITE UP ANYTHING ON THE MD80. I AM GETTING AIRPLANES WITH UP TO 5 PLACARDS ON DEFERRED ITEMS. AND IT IS ALWAYS WHEN YOU ARE RUSHED. MAINT HAS BEEN DEFERRING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THE NIGHT PRIOR THE MD80 TECHNICIAN I CALLED SAID WE HAD 28 MD80'S OUT OF SERVICE. THIS TREND TO NOT WRITE UP ANYTHING IS IN MY OPINION; UNSAFE. I WILL REFUSE AN ACFT IN THE FUTURE IF I FEEL SAFETY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED.

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.