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A B747-200 flight crew accepts and departs narita with an inaccurate description and number assigned to an MEL item on a proposed flight to anc, ak.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465099 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rjaa.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 290 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 465099 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 465100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft was possibly dispatched with an incorrect MEL on a flight from narita, tokyo to anchorage, ak. Aircraft was dispatched with an MEL for autothrottles inoperative with relationship to airspeed set marker (internal). Appears possible that the MEL may have been a wrong number during the dispatch. The company is investigating the maintenance and situation surrounding this dispatch. Supplemental information from acn 465100: the crew at this time is unaware of the nature or specifics of any claimed irregularity.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-200 FLC ACCEPTS AND DEPARTS NARITA WITH AN INACCURATE DESCRIPTION AND NUMBER ASSIGNED TO AN MEL ITEM ON A PROPOSED FLT TO ANC, AK.
Narrative: ACFT WAS POSSIBLY DISPATCHED WITH AN INCORRECT MEL ON A FLT FROM NARITA, TOKYO TO ANCHORAGE, AK. ACFT WAS DISPATCHED WITH AN MEL FOR AUTOTHROTTLES INOP WITH RELATIONSHIP TO AIRSPD SET MARKER (INTERNAL). APPEARS POSSIBLE THAT THE MEL MAY HAVE BEEN A WRONG NUMBER DURING THE DISPATCH. THE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING THE MAINT AND SIT SURROUNDING THIS DISPATCH. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 465100: THE CREW AT THIS TIME IS UNAWARE OF THE NATURE OR SPECIFICS OF ANY CLAIMED IRREGULARITY.
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.