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Dispatcher report on A300 MEL aircraft identify numbers for shortened runway operations with no autobrake available at ZZZ, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 507276 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bwi.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 507276 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : disp 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
A300 MEL 32-9 covers the autobrake system. The autobrake system consists of low, medium, and maximum braking. The operating manual states: when landing on short or contaminated runways or when operating in low visibility conditions, use of the autobrakes is recommended. Use of maximum autobrakes for landing is not authority/authorized. Bulletin states, the low and medium selections of the autobrake system have been temporarily deactivated on this airplane. The maximum selection remains available for takeoff. Bulletin refers only to ships a and B. Another publication shows bulletin is for C, a, B, D. This is circumventing MEL 32-9 and poorly controled through the bulletin system in respect that the master file lists four aircraft. With the low and medium selection of the autobrakes deactivated and not listed as an MEL, this denies the dispatcher the opportunity to follow the aircraft operating manual recommendation for operating on short or contaminated runways.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DISPATCHER RPT ON A300 MEL ACFT IDENT NUMBERS FOR SHORTENED RWY OPS WITH NO AUTOBRAKE AVAILABLE AT ZZZ, US.
Narrative: A300 MEL 32-9 COVERS THE AUTOBRAKE SYS. THE AUTOBRAKE SYS CONSISTS OF LOW, MEDIUM, AND MAX BRAKING. THE OPERATING MANUAL STATES: WHEN LNDG ON SHORT OR CONTAMINATED RWYS OR WHEN OPERATING IN LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS, USE OF THE AUTOBRAKES IS RECOMMENDED. USE OF MAX AUTOBRAKES FOR LNDG IS NOT AUTH. BULLETIN STATES, THE LOW AND MEDIUM SELECTIONS OF THE AUTOBRAKE SYS HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY DEACTIVATED ON THIS AIRPLANE. THE MAX SELECTION REMAINS AVAILABLE FOR TKOF. BULLETIN REFERS ONLY TO SHIPS A AND B. ANOTHER PUBLICATION SHOWS BULLETIN IS FOR C, A, B, D. THIS IS CIRCUMVENTING MEL 32-9 AND POORLY CTLED THROUGH THE BULLETIN SYS IN RESPECT THAT THE MASTER FILE LISTS FOUR ACFT. WITH THE LOW AND MEDIUM SELECTION OF THE AUTOBRAKES DEACTIVATED AND NOT LISTED AS AN MEL, THIS DENIES THE DISPATCHER THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW THE ACFT OPERATING MANUAL RECOMMENDATION FOR OPERATING ON SHORT OR CONTAMINATED RWYS.
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.