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ATR aircraft crew accepted the aircraft with an inoperative first officer pitot heat per MEL. WX was marginal for the MEL item.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 409622 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sgf |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise other ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 409622 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
ATR had an first officer pitot heat deferred. MEL said no flight into visible moisture. We did not fly into moisture. MEL could be read 'no flight into forecast moisture.' there were a few clouds at 8000 ft scattered, but we stayed clear. Forecast might have been for light rain possible at sgf. Crew next day grounded aircraft due to rain. Company investigating if we flew into moisture. Turn over to FAA may happen. I believe no violation happened. We did not fly in moisture. Forecast and ATIS were visibility 10 mi, 12000 ft broken, wind 230 degrees, 4 KTS, runway 20 at sgf. Stl clear 10 mi visibility, winds calm.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATR ACFT CREW ACCEPTED THE ACFT WITH AN INOP FO PITOT HEAT PER MEL. WX WAS MARGINAL FOR THE MEL ITEM.
Narrative: ATR HAD AN FO PITOT HEAT DEFERRED. MEL SAID NO FLT INTO VISIBLE MOISTURE. WE DID NOT FLY INTO MOISTURE. MEL COULD BE READ 'NO FLT INTO FORECAST MOISTURE.' THERE WERE A FEW CLOUDS AT 8000 FT SCATTERED, BUT WE STAYED CLR. FORECAST MIGHT HAVE BEEN FOR LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE AT SGF. CREW NEXT DAY GNDED ACFT DUE TO RAIN. COMPANY INVESTIGATING IF WE FLEW INTO MOISTURE. TURN OVER TO FAA MAY HAPPEN. I BELIEVE NO VIOLATION HAPPENED. WE DID NOT FLY IN MOISTURE. FORECAST AND ATIS WERE VISIBILITY 10 MI, 12000 FT BROKEN, WIND 230 DEGS, 4 KTS, RWY 20 AT SGF. STL CLR 10 MI VISIBILITY, WINDS CALM.
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.