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A large commercial turbojet was diverted to another airport due to the dispatcher missing the restr on the deferred item on thrust reverser inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 518147 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 518147 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
On jul/wed/01 I inadvertently dispatched flight to sna with MEL 78-01, an inoperative thrust reverser. Per the MEL, all thrust reversers must be operative for sna takeoff and lndgs. The captain missed this MEL, too. The flight diverted to lax.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LARGE COMMERCIAL TURBOJET WAS DIVERTED TO ANOTHER ARPT DUE TO THE DISPATCHER MISSING THE RESTR ON THE DEFERRED ITEM ON THRUST REVERSER INOP.
Narrative: ON JUL/WED/01 I INADVERTENTLY DISPATCHED FLT TO SNA WITH MEL 78-01, AN INOP THRUST REVERSER. PER THE MEL, ALL THRUST REVERSERS MUST BE OPERATIVE FOR SNA TKOF AND LNDGS. THE CAPT MISSED THIS MEL, TOO. THE FLT DIVERTED TO LAX.
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.