Narrative:

Cleared to push; no push crew; so I called ramp. Maintenance gets on freq and says they are working an MEL. First I hear about it. Very long wait; finally they say we will bring the stairs back. They say over radio it is a cargo lock issue in the belly and give an MEL reference. We ask ramp to coordinate with dispatch. I looked up the MEL and when the mechanic came up with the new logbook; I asked if she had confirmed with ramp that the positions were empty as required by the MEL; she said yes. After we are airborne; dispatch sent us an ACARS to the effect that the positions voided and those listed on the paperwork may not match up; and destination ramp will have to investigate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-11 crew and Dispatcher reported that incorrect information in an MEL created confusion and mistakes on the release and weight and balance.

Narrative: Cleared to push; no push crew; so I called ramp. Maintenance gets on freq and says they are working an MEL. First I hear about it. Very long wait; finally they say we will bring the stairs back. They say over radio it is a cargo lock issue in the belly and give an MEL reference. We ask ramp to coordinate with dispatch. I looked up the MEL and when the mechanic came up with the new logbook; I asked if she had confirmed with ramp that the positions were empty as required by the MEL; she said yes. After we are airborne; dispatch sent us an ACARS to the effect that the positions voided and those listed on the paperwork may not match up; and destination ramp will have to investigate.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.