Dispatcher misses MEL requirement on maintenance deferral at ord.

Attributes
ACN	413730
Time
Date	199809
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	413730
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was contacted by maintenance regarding left center tank fuel override jettison pump inoperative, which requires that any fuel in the center tank be considered structural check fuel. The call came in approximately 20 mins prior to departure. I read both pages of the placard information and determined that it was ok to go. I forwarded up the placard information to the cockpit crew via ACARS and they agreed that it was ok. I failed to contact the load planner to advise him/her to show 19600 pounds of fuel as structural check on the weight manifest. Usually this is automatic for me to do -- I just missed it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER MISSES MEL REQUIREMENT ON MAINT DEFERRAL AT ORD.

Narrative: I WAS CONTACTED BY MAINT REGARDING L CTR TANK FUEL OVERRIDE JETTISON PUMP INOP, WHICH REQUIRES THAT ANY FUEL IN THE CTR TANK BE CONSIDERED STRUCTURAL CHK FUEL. THE CALL CAME IN APPROX 20 MINS PRIOR TO DEP. I READ BOTH PAGES OF THE PLACARD INFO AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS OK TO GO. I FORWARDED UP THE PLACARD INFO TO THE COCKPIT CREW VIA ACARS AND THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS OK. I FAILED TO CONTACT THE LOAD PLANNER TO ADVISE HIM/HER TO SHOW 19600 LBS OF FUEL AS STRUCTURAL CHK ON THE WT MANIFEST. USUALLY THIS IS AUTOMATIC FOR ME TO DO -- I JUST MISSED IT.

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.