Flight crew operated 737-700 aircraft in violation of minimum equipment list restrictions.

Attributes
ACN	1744491
Time
Date	202006
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5 Flight Crew Type 20000
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5 Flight Crew Type 20000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

The #2 thrust reverser was deferred under MEL (minimum equipment list) 78-1-01; which does not allow tanker fuel. Tanker fuel was added and planned by dispatch and was not identified by captain. Weather was good at departure and destination. We had a light load and pwb (performance weight and balance) was not an issue. Read the MEL in detail. Better communication about tankering fuel with an MEL from dispatch.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight Crew operated 737-700 aircraft in violation of Minimum Equipment List restrictions.

Narrative: The #2 thrust reverser was deferred under MEL (Minimum Equipment List) 78-1-01; which does not allow tanker fuel. Tanker fuel was added and planned by Dispatch and was not identified by Captain. Weather was good at departure and destination. We had a light load and PWB (Performance Weight and Balance) was not an issue. Read the MEL in detail. Better communication about tankering fuel with an MEL from Dispatch.

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.