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A B757's right engine starter valve would not open; but the procedure for a manual start valve operations was not in the newly merged air carrier's manuals; so the starter was changed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 974388 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine Air Starter |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 18200 Flight Crew Type 8400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural MEL |
Narrative:
Unable to comply with the merged air carrier MEL/cdl for a deferred right engine starter valve did not open [procedure]; 'right engine start valve inoperative.' the current MEL/cdl item cannot be complied with: step 'D' of the flight crew's actions requires the flight crew to 'refer to the flight manual additional procedures / start valve manual operation.' however; with the many changes in the flight manual; there is no longer an additional procedures chapter; nor is there a 'start valve manual operations' procedure. Dispatch; maintenance control; local maintenance; and the acting chief pilot were unable to confirm in writing that it was ok to use [the aircraft's] supplemental procedures manual override start procedures to start the engine. Maintenance replaced the starter. The merged air carrier has not updated all the MEL/cdl procedures and this lead to the confusion. Additionally; they were unable to confirm what the correct procedures were in writing to start the engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757's right engine starter valve would not open; but the procedure for a manual start valve operations was not in the newly merged air carrier's manuals; so the starter was changed.
Narrative: Unable to comply with the merged air carrier MEL/CDL for a deferred right engine starter valve did not open [procedure]; 'right engine start valve inoperative.' The current MEL/CDL item cannot be complied with: Step 'D' of the flight crew's actions requires the flight crew to 'refer to the Flight Manual Additional Procedures / start valve manual operation.' However; with the many changes in the flight manual; there is no longer an Additional Procedures chapter; nor is there a 'start valve manual operations' procedure. Dispatch; Maintenance Control; Local Maintenance; and the acting Chief Pilot were unable to confirm in writing that it was ok to use [the aircraft's] Supplemental Procedures manual override start procedures to start the engine. Maintenance replaced the starter. The merged air carrier has not updated all the MEL/CDL procedures and this lead to the confusion. Additionally; they were unable to confirm what the correct procedures were in writing to start the engine.
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.