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Captain of unidentified air carrier type aircraft is advised after the fact that the MEL regarding the engine igniter system on his aircraft was in error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 822834 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural MEL |
Narrative:
When I got the paperwork we had an MEL. I read the MEL very carefully. It said the right igniter on the right engine was not working. The MEL operating procedure was to start the right engine with the engine select switch positioned on the right ignitor. The maintenance procedure was to wire the left ignitor in the right ignition to the AC standby bus. The maintenance log said this was done. We started the engine with the engine select switch on the right as stated in the MEL. The engine lit off so I figured everything on the MEL was done right. I later received a call from one of our pilots who told me that maintenance had put the wrong MEL on that aircraft. The only thing that would have helped me is making that MEL a little clearer. Since the engine lit off; the only thing I could do is assume it was wired right and it was the proper MEL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Captain of unidentified air carrier type aircraft is advised after the fact that the MEL regarding the engine igniter system on his aircraft was in error.
Narrative: When I got the paperwork we had an MEL. I read the MEL very carefully. It said the right igniter on the right engine was not working. The MEL operating procedure was to start the right engine with the engine select switch positioned on the right ignitor. The Maintenance procedure was to wire the left ignitor in the right ignition to the AC standby bus. The Maintenance log said this was done. We started the engine with the engine select switch on the right as stated in the MEL. The engine lit off so I figured everything on the MEL was done right. I later received a call from one of our pilots who told me that Maintenance had put the wrong MEL on that aircraft. The only thing that would have helped me is making that MEL a little clearer. Since the engine lit off; the only thing I could do is assume it was wired right and it was the proper MEL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.