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Captain of an embraer EMB145 exceeded an MEL altitude restr when he requested and received clearance to a higher altitude than that to which he was MEL'ed restr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 456730 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : loa.vortac |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc tower : pit.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 456730 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
#2 pack deferred, restr to FL250. Captain's seat back recline deferred also. Every time I move I had to re-adjust the seat. On departure, got rerted by ATC from hou-iah-cqy-dfw to hou-LOA-altitude-jen-dfw. Had to scramble to figure out if we could accept the new ATC route (ostensibly for traffic) with the meager fuel load on board. Figured that we could, but wanted to go higher to reduce fuel burn, forgetting due to workload that we had to stay at or below FL250. Got clearance and went to FL280. At FL280, ATC noted that we had originally been restr to FL250 and asked if we had the problem fixed. I said that yes, we're ok, but we'd like to go back down to FL240. He cleared us back down and asked if our fuel status would be ok at that altitude and I said yes. Controller did not seem to have any problems with this whole thing. I, of course, feel like a complete idiot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN EMBRAER EMB145 EXCEEDED AN MEL ALT RESTR WHEN HE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO A HIGHER ALT THAN THAT TO WHICH HE WAS MEL'ED RESTR.
Narrative: #2 PACK DEFERRED, RESTR TO FL250. CAPT'S SEAT BACK RECLINE DEFERRED ALSO. EVERY TIME I MOVE I HAD TO RE-ADJUST THE SEAT. ON DEP, GOT RERTED BY ATC FROM HOU-IAH-CQY-DFW TO HOU-LOA-ALT-JEN-DFW. HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO FIGURE OUT IF WE COULD ACCEPT THE NEW ATC RTE (OSTENSIBLY FOR TFC) WITH THE MEAGER FUEL LOAD ON BOARD. FIGURED THAT WE COULD, BUT WANTED TO GO HIGHER TO REDUCE FUEL BURN, FORGETTING DUE TO WORKLOAD THAT WE HAD TO STAY AT OR BELOW FL250. GOT CLRNC AND WENT TO FL280. AT FL280, ATC NOTED THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN RESTR TO FL250 AND ASKED IF WE HAD THE PROB FIXED. I SAID THAT YES, WE'RE OK, BUT WE'D LIKE TO GO BACK DOWN TO FL240. HE CLRED US BACK DOWN AND ASKED IF OUR FUEL STATUS WOULD BE OK AT THAT ALT AND I SAID YES. CTLR DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY PROBS WITH THIS WHOLE THING. I, OF COURSE, FEEL LIKE A COMPLETE IDIOT.
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.