First officer reporter objected to captain accepting ferry flight release with aircraft equipment pr...

Attributes
ACN	204123
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oma
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	204123
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At oma we were to go to dsm-dfw-pit. Crew from dfw brought into oma aircraft which they wrote up 'gear door open light' on during flight through landing and arrival at gate. This was the third maintenance discrepancy on this item within about a week. Tulsa was notified by contract maintenance personnel. 'Bite' check revealed left gear door switch malfunction. Needed to be changed to fix problem. MEL requires all gear lights and warning system (except verbal) to be operating 'always.' ftw dispatch sent ferry authorization for 1 time flight oma-dfw with gear door light 'on.' I brought to captain's attention the MEL requires all gear warning lights and horns are required to be operational all the time. No exceptions are listed in MEL (i.e., ferry flts). He told me 'we're going!' I felt I had done all I could do to advise him about the perceived error that ftw dispatch and tulsa tech were authorizing a flight with an inoperative system which is 'always required' by our MEL. I further asked him if we were going to use the QRH procedure upon landing at dfw. He said he would check with dfw maintenance. After we landed, we taxied into park. No QRH procedures were accomplished. No damage or gear doors were open upon arrival at parking location. I don't feel that the aircraft should have been operated with the gear door open light on per the MEL.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO RPTR OBJECTED TO CAPT ACCEPTING FERRY FLT RELEASE WITH ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM THAT WAS APPARENTLY NOT AUTHORIZED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF THE MEL REQUIREMENT.

Narrative: AT OMA WE WERE TO GO TO DSM-DFW-PIT. CREW FROM DFW BROUGHT INTO OMA ACFT WHICH THEY WROTE UP 'GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT' ON DURING FLT THROUGH LNDG AND ARR AT GATE. THIS WAS THE THIRD MAINT DISCREPANCY ON THIS ITEM WITHIN ABOUT A WEEK. TULSA WAS NOTIFIED BY CONTRACT MAINT PERSONNEL. 'BITE' CHK REVEALED L GEAR DOOR SWITCH MALFUNCTION. NEEDED TO BE CHANGED TO FIX PROBLEM. MEL REQUIRES ALL GEAR LIGHTS AND WARNING SYS (EXCEPT VERBAL) TO BE OPERATING 'ALWAYS.' FTW DISPATCH SENT FERRY AUTHORIZATION FOR 1 TIME FLT OMA-DFW WITH GEAR DOOR LIGHT 'ON.' I BROUGHT TO CAPT'S ATTN THE MEL REQUIRES ALL GEAR WARNING LIGHTS AND HORNS ARE REQUIRED TO BE OPERATIONAL ALL THE TIME. NO EXCEPTIONS ARE LISTED IN MEL (I.E., FERRY FLTS). HE TOLD ME 'WE'RE GOING!' I FELT I HAD DONE ALL I COULD DO TO ADVISE HIM ABOUT THE PERCEIVED ERROR THAT FTW DISPATCH AND TULSA TECH WERE AUTHORIZING A FLT WITH AN INOP SYS WHICH IS 'ALWAYS REQUIRED' BY OUR MEL. I FURTHER ASKED HIM IF WE WERE GOING TO USE THE QRH PROC UPON LNDG AT DFW. HE SAID HE WOULD CHK WITH DFW MAINT. AFTER WE LANDED, WE TAXIED INTO PARK. NO QRH PROCS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. NO DAMAGE OR GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN UPON ARR AT PARKING LOCATION. I DON'T FEEL THAT THE ACFT SHOULD HAVE BEEN OPERATED WITH THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON PER THE MEL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

First officer reporter objected to captain accepting ferry flight release with aircraft equipment problem that was apparently not authorized under the guidelines of the MEL requirement.