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During preflight planning; pilot discovers that maintenance control had not placarded a crack found in the forward cargo pit ceiling of a B737-300; and no one called maintenance to inspect it and complete the required deferral procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 811740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13600 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 811740 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During preflight planning; I discovered that the required placard for MEL deferral had not been applied. Upon further investigation; I discovered that ramp personnel had discovered a crack in the ceiling of the forward cargo pit the previous evening and called maintenance control to report it. Maintenance control deferred it; but no one called a mechanic to actually inspect it and complete the required deferral procedure. This is an everyday occurrence here at our air carrier and indicative of the shortcutting by maintenance supervision in order to save a buck.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING PREFLIGHT PLANNING; PILOT DISCOVERS THAT MAINTENANCE CONTROL HAD NOT PLACARDED A CRACK FOUND IN THE FORWARD CARGO PIT CEILING OF A B737-300; AND NO ONE CALLED MAINTENANCE TO INSPECT IT AND COMPLETE THE REQUIRED DEFERRAL PROCEDURE.
Narrative: DURING PREFLT PLANNING; I DISCOVERED THAT THE REQUIRED PLACARD FOR MEL DEFERRAL HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION; I DISCOVERED THAT RAMP PERSONNEL HAD DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE CEILING OF THE FORWARD CARGO PIT THE PREVIOUS EVENING AND CALLED MAINT CTL TO RPT IT. MAINT CTL DEFERRED IT; BUT NO ONE CALLED A MECH TO ACTUALLY INSPECT IT AND COMPLETE THE REQUIRED DEFERRAL PROC. THIS IS AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE HERE AT OUR ACR AND INDICATIVE OF THE SHORTCUTTING BY MAINT SUPERVISION IN ORDER TO SAVE A BUCK.
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.