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Flight crew of carj determine they can pilot defer a broken overhead bin. Upon arrival maintenance informs them the deferred bin contained a pbe which must remain accessible.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 795707 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| 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 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 795707 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During the boarding process; a passenger was trying to stuff his baggage into an overhead bin. While doing this procedure; he proceeded to bust one of the components of the bin. The flight attendant notified us and we proceeded to check the MEL book and contact maintenance control. After reviewing the MEL; we were able to come to the conclusion that we could PIREP the bin. We were given authority/authorized from maintenance control and proceeded. Upon landing; we consulted the mechanic about the bin to come to realize that the bin had a pbe located within it. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter advised they were unaware the bin in question contained the pbe until arrival inspection by maintenance. Had they been aware they would have consulted in greater depth prior to self deferring.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF CARJ DETERMINE THEY CAN PLT DEFER A BROKEN OVERHEAD BIN. UPON ARRIVAL MAINT INFORMS THEM THE DEFERRED BIN CONTAINED A PBE WHICH MUST REMAIN ACCESSIBLE.
Narrative: DURING THE BOARDING PROCESS; A PAX WAS TRYING TO STUFF HIS BAGGAGE INTO AN OVERHEAD BIN. WHILE DOING THIS PROC; HE PROCEEDED TO BUST ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE BIN. THE FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED US AND WE PROCEEDED TO CHK THE MEL BOOK AND CONTACT MAINT CTL. AFTER REVIEWING THE MEL; WE WERE ABLE TO COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT WE COULD PIREP THE BIN. WE WERE GIVEN AUTH FROM MAINT CTL AND PROCEEDED. UPON LNDG; WE CONSULTED THE MECH ABOUT THE BIN TO COME TO REALIZE THAT THE BIN HAD A PBE LOCATED WITHIN IT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER ADVISED THEY WERE UNAWARE THE BIN IN QUESTION CONTAINED THE PBE UNTIL ARRIVAL INSPECTION BY MAINT. HAD THEY BEEN AWARE THEY WOULD HAVE CONSULTED IN GREATER DEPTH PRIOR TO SELF DEFERRING.
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.