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A B767-300 first officer reports that prior to departure; he found his window heat connector cover missing and placarded under a non-essential equipment and furnishings (nef) procedure; not an MEL procedure. First officer questions how a part printed with 'high voltage' and listed as a 'safety cover' can be considered non-essential.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 856828 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Window Ice/Rain System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural MEL |
Narrative:
Prior to departure we found the first officer's window heat connector cover missing and placarded as such. My problem is that it's not in the MEL and was placarded under the non-essential equipment and furnishings (nef)procedures. The sign off was; 'safety cover missing from first officer's window heat connector' nef 30-40A. I informed the captain this item was not in the MEL and asked how can a part printed with 'high voltage' and listed as a 'safety cover' be considered as non-essential. The captain's response was 'it must be ok they signed it off.' my response was since when does an airline use electrical tape to cover high voltage connections and it's ok. No reply. Do you really want to go with this placard? No reply. I said ok; I'll just file a report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 First Officer reports that prior to departure; he found his window heat connector cover missing and placarded under a Non-Essential Equipment and Furnishings (NEF) procedure; not an MEL procedure. First Officer questions how a part printed with 'High Voltage' and listed as a 'Safety Cover' can be considered non-essential.
Narrative: Prior to departure we found the First Officer's window heat connector cover missing and placarded as such. My problem is that it's not in the MEL and was placarded under the Non-Essential Equipment and Furnishings (NEF)procedures. The sign off was; 'Safety Cover missing from First Officer's window heat connector' NEF 30-40A. I informed the Captain this item was not in the MEL and asked how can a part printed with 'High Voltage' and listed as a 'Safety Cover' be considered as non-essential. The Captain's response was 'it must be OK they signed it off.' My response was since when does an airline use electrical tape to cover high voltage connections and it's OK. No reply. Do you really want to go with this placard? No reply. I said OK; I'll just file a report.
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.