An A319 flight crew received an aircraft on which both efbs were inoperative but there was no docume...

Attributes
ACN	927375
Time
Date	201101
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	CLT.Airport
State Reference	NC
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electronic Flt Bag (EFB)
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Received aircraft from arriving crew. During cockpit equipment and preparation flows; noticed that the efbs were not powered. Reviewed the release and noticed that neither efb was on MEL; in fact; there were no MEL items on the release for this aircraft. The first officer efb on/off switch had a 'deactivated' placard but the captain's efb did not. Unsuccessful attempts were made to turn both units on. Then it was discovered that there were efb related circuit breakers that had been pulled and collared by maintenance technicians. Perhaps the steps were taken by maintenance technicians for placing the efbs on MEL; but the placarding and documentation were not accomplished completely and therefore were not shown on the flight release.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319 flight crew received an aircraft on which both EFBs were inoperative but there was no documentation in support of their deferral.

Narrative: Received aircraft from arriving crew. During cockpit equipment and preparation flows; noticed that the EFBs were not powered. Reviewed the release and noticed that neither EFB was on MEL; in fact; there were no MEL items on the release for this aircraft. The First Officer EFB on/off switch had a 'DEACTIVATED' placard but the Captain's EFB did not. Unsuccessful attempts were made to turn both units on. Then it was discovered that there were EFB related circuit breakers that had been pulled and collared by Maintenance Technicians. Perhaps the steps were taken by Maintenance Technicians for placing the EFBs on MEL; but the placarding and documentation were not accomplished completely and therefore were not shown on the flight release.

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.

An A319 flight crew received an aircraft on which both efbs were inoperative but there was no documentation in support of their deferral.