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An MD80 captain didn't note that his NDB radio was MEL'ed until he needed it while in cruise. He received vectors from zan to complete his flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 510440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anc.airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 510440 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Only NDB radio was MEL'ed. Flight plan was on bka J133 hbk to joh to anc. The segment to/from hbk could not be flown without radar vectors, since we had no NDB. This wasn't discovered until after bka. I advised dispatch for the return leg. At first, dispatch advised NDB was not required. I then pointed out the box offset that states that it was required. The flight from anc was anc J133 joh J501 yak in order to go around hbk.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CAPT DIDN'T NOTE THAT HIS NDB RADIO WAS MEL'ED UNTIL HE NEEDED IT WHILE IN CRUISE. HE RECEIVED VECTORS FROM ZAN TO COMPLETE HIS FLT.
Narrative: ONLY NDB RADIO WAS MEL'ED. FLT PLAN WAS ON BKA J133 HBK TO JOH TO ANC. THE SEGMENT TO/FROM HBK COULD NOT BE FLOWN WITHOUT RADAR VECTORS, SINCE WE HAD NO NDB. THIS WASN'T DISCOVERED UNTIL AFTER BKA. I ADVISED DISPATCH FOR THE RETURN LEG. AT FIRST, DISPATCH ADVISED NDB WAS NOT REQUIRED. I THEN POINTED OUT THE BOX OFFSET THAT STATES THAT IT WAS REQUIRED. THE FLT FROM ANC WAS ANC J133 JOH J501 YAK IN ORDER TO GO AROUND HBK.
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.