Narrative:

I thought it was time to save a standard 'CRT too dim but maintenance signed it off anyway' blurb on my computer so I could just paste it in here weekly; but this last signoff brought something to the front burner -- plane/crew shopping. I've been on the fleet almost 4 yrs; and I still talk to pilots who have been trained that dim screens are just part of the job when flying airbus. 'We know you can't see them; gee that's too bad but some other pilot will fly it' mentality prevails. I had plane changes when I asked to have them fixed and know they were assigned to a different crew who took them without change. Well this last signoff proves it. ZZZ maintenance changed 2 dim screens; but failed to change the 3RD and most vital. I don't know whether we were out of stock; or maintenance decided it was too expensive; but it went out with the following signoff...outbound crew ok with it...when did that become measure of what is good or not? Can an outbound crew accept a low oil condition? How about an intermittent VHF? While we're at it I might want to take an aircraft that won't extend to flaps full because all I plan to do is flaps 3 degrees. Outbound crew is ok with it -- got to make it right doesn't it?

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 PILOT REPORTS THE CRT'S ARE UNREADABLE IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS DUE TO THEIR DIMNESS. ACR MAINT STANDARDS ALLOW DIM SCREENS AND PILOTS ACCEPT THEM.

Narrative: I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO SAVE A STANDARD 'CRT TOO DIM BUT MAINT SIGNED IT OFF ANYWAY' BLURB ON MY COMPUTER SO I COULD JUST PASTE IT IN HERE WEEKLY; BUT THIS LAST SIGNOFF BROUGHT SOMETHING TO THE FRONT BURNER -- PLANE/CREW SHOPPING. I'VE BEEN ON THE FLEET ALMOST 4 YRS; AND I STILL TALK TO PLTS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED THAT DIM SCREENS ARE JUST PART OF THE JOB WHEN FLYING AIRBUS. 'WE KNOW YOU CAN'T SEE THEM; GEE THAT'S TOO BAD BUT SOME OTHER PLT WILL FLY IT' MENTALITY PREVAILS. I HAD PLANE CHANGES WHEN I ASKED TO HAVE THEM FIXED AND KNOW THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO A DIFFERENT CREW WHO TOOK THEM WITHOUT CHANGE. WELL THIS LAST SIGNOFF PROVES IT. ZZZ MAINT CHANGED 2 DIM SCREENS; BUT FAILED TO CHANGE THE 3RD AND MOST VITAL. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE WERE OUT OF STOCK; OR MAINT DECIDED IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE; BUT IT WENT OUT WITH THE FOLLOWING SIGNOFF...OUTBOUND CREW OK WITH IT...WHEN DID THAT BECOME MEASURE OF WHAT IS GOOD OR NOT? CAN AN OUTBOUND CREW ACCEPT A LOW OIL CONDITION? HOW ABOUT AN INTERMITTENT VHF? WHILE WE'RE AT IT I MIGHT WANT TO TAKE AN ACFT THAT WON'T EXTEND TO FLAPS FULL BECAUSE ALL I PLAN TO DO IS FLAPS 3 DEGS. OUTBOUND CREW IS OK WITH IT -- GOT TO MAKE IT RIGHT DOESN'T IT?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.