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The crew of an international large transport was improperly dispatched because the dispatcher was using the domestic MEL and the air crew was using an MEL that had a misleading statement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 209689 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 209659 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
I was assigned to fly a flight 20 mins prior to departure. As a coincidence, the first officer contacted dispatch in my presence to question why the airplane was planned an extra 12000 pounds of fuel on arrival. Dispatch informed him that the #1 ADF was placarded inoperative and cancun, mexico was planned as an alternate. After referring to the airplane MEL, we noticed that the aircraft was illegally dispatched, but included the word (continued). We incorrectly assumed that dispatch had additional information to dispatch the aircraft. After arrival in mga (managua) I called the dispatcher and questioned him on the #1 MEL item, and he admitted that he had referred to domestic operation dispatch procedures and not the international supplement. The situation has been corrected and this action occurred unintentionally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE CREW OF AN INTL LGT WAS IMPROPERLY DISPATCHED BECAUSE THE DISPATCHER WAS USING THE DOMESTIC MEL AND THE AIR CREW WAS USING AN MEL THAT HAD A MISLEADING STATEMENT.
Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED TO FLY A FLT 20 MINS PRIOR TO DEP. AS A COINCIDENCE, THE FO CONTACTED DISPATCH IN MY PRESENCE TO QUESTION WHY THE AIRPLANE WAS PLANNED AN EXTRA 12000 POUNDS OF FUEL ON ARR. DISPATCH INFORMED HIM THAT THE #1 ADF WAS PLACARDED INOP AND CANCUN, MEXICO WAS PLANNED AS AN ALTERNATE. AFTER REFERRING TO THE AIRPLANE MEL, WE NOTICED THAT THE ACFT WAS ILLEGALLY DISPATCHED, BUT INCLUDED THE WORD (CONTINUED). WE INCORRECTLY ASSUMED THAT DISPATCH HAD ADDITIONAL INFO TO DISPATCH THE ACFT. AFTER ARR IN MGA (MANAGUA) I CALLED THE DISPATCHER AND QUESTIONED HIM ON THE #1 MEL ITEM, AND HE ADMITTED THAT HE HAD REFERRED TO DOMESTIC OP DISPATCH PROCS AND NOT THE INTL SUPPLEMENT. THE SITUATION HAS BEEN CORRECTED AND THIS ACTION OCCURRED UNINTENTIONALLY.
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.