An MD88 with autobrake system deferred as inoperative was routed to airports with short runways.

Attributes
ACN	355157
Time
Date	199610
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
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	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9200 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	355157
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Company has told us they were not cutting back on maintenance and that they only average 1.5 deferred items per aircraft. Besides the 2 passenger convenience items, an AC frequency meter, landing light, and most important autobrakes were inoperative. With autobrakes inoperative, the automatic rejection system was inoperative. Dispatching this aircraft in and out of pwm, a short runway does not seem prudent or safe. We briefed manual abort sequence for each takeoff as well as the requirement for an early abort decision.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 WITH AUTOBRAKE SYS DEFERRED AS INOP WAS ROUTED TO ARPTS WITH SHORT RWYS.

Narrative: COMPANY HAS TOLD US THEY WERE NOT CUTTING BACK ON MAINT AND THAT THEY ONLY AVERAGE 1.5 DEFERRED ITEMS PER ACFT. BESIDES THE 2 PAX CONVENIENCE ITEMS, AN AC FREQ METER, LNDG LIGHT, AND MOST IMPORTANT AUTOBRAKES WERE INOP. WITH AUTOBRAKES INOP, THE AUTO REJECTION SYS WAS INOP. DISPATCHING THIS ACFT IN AND OUT OF PWM, A SHORT RWY DOES NOT SEEM PRUDENT OR SAFE. WE BRIEFED MANUAL ABORT SEQUENCE FOR EACH TKOF AS WELL AS THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN EARLY ABORT DECISION.

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.