Narrative:

MEL 34-38A prior to flight leaving reviewed with captain MEL and memo represents GPS inoperative. The wording in the MEL needs to be revised for flts that will be operated on J5B. Reviewed with captain why flight was planned over land prior to departure. Flight excepted reroute once airborne. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the MEL item noted that 1 GPS unit was inoperative and that 2 GPS units were required for extended overwater operations. In accordance with the MEL the flight was planned, and released, on a longer route that remained on shore. The flight intentionally ignored the MEL restr and refiled for J-58, an extended overwater route, in violation of MEL required navigation requirements.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DISPATCHER FILED A RTE COMPLIANT WITH MEL RESTRS THAT PRECLUDED EXTENDED OVERWATER OPS.

Narrative: MEL 34-38A PRIOR TO FLT LEAVING REVIEWED WITH CAPT MEL AND MEMO REPRESENTS GPS INOP. THE WORDING IN THE MEL NEEDS TO BE REVISED FOR FLTS THAT WILL BE OPERATED ON J5B. REVIEWED WITH CAPT WHY FLT WAS PLANNED OVER LAND PRIOR TO DEP. FLT EXCEPTED REROUTE ONCE AIRBORNE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE MEL ITEM NOTED THAT 1 GPS UNIT WAS INOP AND THAT 2 GPS UNITS WERE REQUIRED FOR EXTENDED OVERWATER OPS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEL THE FLT WAS PLANNED, AND RELEASED, ON A LONGER RTE THAT REMAINED ON SHORE. THE FLT INTENTIONALLY IGNORED THE MEL RESTR AND REFILED FOR J-58, AN EXTENDED OVERWATER RTE, IN VIOLATION OF MEL REQUIRED NAV REQUIREMENTS.

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.