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A B737-400 flight crew flies their aircraft from anc without having an MEL amendment made to their dispatch release regarding an inoperative cabin rate of climb indicator at anc, ak.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 474722 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anc.airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 474722 |
| 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 : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were to fly flight anc-fai. My release showed an MEL for autothrottles. The crew that brought in the airplane had written up the cabin rate of climb indicator. Maintenance put the indicator on MEL and the MEL book said it is not a required instrument as long as the pressurization system functions normally -- and it did. I needed to get an amendment adding this MEL to my release -- something I have done 1000 times. My first officer and I forgot to do this and we flew to fai without the amendment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 FLC FLIES THEIR ACFT FROM ANC WITHOUT HAVING AN MEL AMENDMENT MADE TO THEIR DISPATCH RELEASE REGARDING AN INOP CABIN RATE OF CLB INDICATOR AT ANC, AK.
Narrative: WE WERE TO FLY FLT ANC-FAI. MY RELEASE SHOWED AN MEL FOR AUTOTHROTTLES. THE CREW THAT BROUGHT IN THE AIRPLANE HAD WRITTEN UP THE CABIN RATE OF CLB INDICATOR. MAINT PUT THE INDICATOR ON MEL AND THE MEL BOOK SAID IT IS NOT A REQUIRED INST AS LONG AS THE PRESSURIZATION SYS FUNCTIONS NORMALLY -- AND IT DID. I NEEDED TO GET AN AMENDMENT ADDING THIS MEL TO MY RELEASE -- SOMETHING I HAVE DONE 1000 TIMES. MY FO AND I FORGOT TO DO THIS AND WE FLEW TO FAI WITHOUT THE AMENDMENT.
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.