<< >> NASA ASRS Report 386512, November 1997

A B767-300 was dispatched with the #1 communication xceiver inoperative and deferred per the air carrier MEL. Reporter believes this is not correct since the reporter's employer air carrier MEL does not allow this deferral.

Attributes
ACN	386512
Time
Date	199711
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	386512
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Xyz flight YYY, xx, aircraft xaxa, ZZZ-AAA-BBB returned to the gate at ZZZ after taxi out due to a left VHF problem. Per xyz MEL it is acceptable to dispatch with an inoperative left VHF unlike abc airline's procedures (my employer). I suggest with the left VHF inoperative there should be no dispatch since the left VHF is off the dc standby bus.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE #1 COM XCEIVER INOP AND DEFERRED PER THE ACR MEL. RPTR BELIEVES THIS IS NOT CORRECT SINCE THE RPTR'S EMPLOYER ACR MEL DOES NOT ALLOW THIS DEFERRAL.

Narrative: XYZ FLT YYY, XX, ACFT XAXA, ZZZ-AAA-BBB RETURNED TO THE GATE AT ZZZ AFTER TAXI OUT DUE TO A L VHF PROB. PER XYZ MEL IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO DISPATCH WITH AN INOP L VHF UNLIKE ABC AIRLINE'S PROCS (MY EMPLOYER). I SUGGEST WITH THE L VHF INOP THERE SHOULD BE NO DISPATCH SINCE THE L VHF IS OFF THE DC STANDBY BUS.

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.