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MD80 captain accepts aircraft with aileron trim index placard missing. Learns after arrival at destination that doing so was a violation of the MEL/cdl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 743476 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yyc.airport |
| State Reference | AB |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 743476 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 743483 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During preflight crew discovered that the aileron trim indexer was missing (not pointer). I referred to the MEL for guidance and could find none for the indexer. Rotated trim knob full left and right and then aligned pointer with notched maintenance reference notch. At that point I decided to accept the aircraft as flight worthy and departed yyc. After arrival; still concerned about the lack of reference to missing indexer; I contacted maintenance concerning the missing indexer and was advised that I should not have accepted the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CAPTAIN ACCEPTS ACFT WITH AILERON TRIM INDEX PLACARD MISSING. LEARNS AFTER ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION THAT DOING SO WAS A VIOLATION OF THE MEL/CDL.
Narrative: DURING PREFLT CREW DISCOVERED THAT THE AILERON TRIM INDEXER WAS MISSING (NOT POINTER). I REFERRED TO THE MEL FOR GUIDANCE AND COULD FIND NONE FOR THE INDEXER. ROTATED TRIM KNOB FULL L AND R AND THEN ALIGNED POINTER WITH NOTCHED MAINT REF NOTCH. AT THAT POINT I DECIDED TO ACCEPT THE ACFT AS FLT WORTHY AND DEPARTED YYC. AFTER ARR; STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF REF TO MISSING INDEXER; I CONTACTED MAINT CONCERNING THE MISSING INDEXER AND WAS ADVISED THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED THE ACFT.
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.