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Per maintenance request; a maintenance controller issues a MEL fuel quantity placard for left wing reading 1000 pounds in error on an md-80 aircraft. Pilot report was actually for fuel quantity and fuel flow problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 804791 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| ASRS Report | 804791 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Was contacted by maintenance for a fuel quantity placard for the left wing reading 1000 pounds in error. The PIREP was for a fuel quantity and fuel flow problem. Once I discovered this; I had the aircraft taken OTS for repair. MEL was issued for fuel quantity. PIREP was for fuel quantity and fuel flow.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PER MAINT REQUEST; A MAINT CONTROLLER ISSUES A MEL FUEL QUANTITY PLACARD FOR LEFT WING READING 1000 LBS IN ERROR ON AN MD-80 ACFT. PILOT REPORT WAS ACTUALLY FOR FUEL QUANTITY AND FUEL FLOW PROBLEM.
Narrative: WAS CONTACTED BY MAINT FOR A FUEL QUANTITY PLACARD FOR THE L WING READING 1000 LBS IN ERROR. THE PIREP WAS FOR A FUEL QUANTITY AND FUEL FLOW PROB. ONCE I DISCOVERED THIS; I HAD THE ACFT TAKEN OTS FOR REPAIR. MEL WAS ISSUED FOR FUEL QUANTITY. PIREP WAS FOR FUEL QUANTITY AND FUEL FLOW.
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.