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A B737 was dispatched in non compliance with the flap slat overhead panel deferred per the MEL but crew not advised of speed restrs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 529828 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 529828 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flap/slat position indication other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
After aircraft was off blocks, the crew initiated a radio call to maintenance control to defer the following item: slat 1 overhead annunciator indicator. Dispatch was not contacted for approval. The captain queried maintenance as to the dispatch requirement and the maintenance controller advised the captain he didn't have to contact dispatch, incorrectly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLAP SLAT OVERHEAD PANEL DEFERRED PER THE MEL BUT CREW NOT ADVISED OF SPD RESTRS.
Narrative: AFTER ACFT WAS OFF BLOCKS, THE CREW INITIATED A RADIO CALL TO MAINT CTL TO DEFER THE FOLLOWING ITEM: SLAT 1 OVERHEAD ANNUNCIATOR INDICATOR. DISPATCH WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR APPROVAL. THE CAPT QUERIED MAINT AS TO THE DISPATCH REQUIREMENT AND THE MAINT CTLR ADVISED THE CAPT HE DIDN'T HAVE TO CONTACT DISPATCH, INCORRECTLY.
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.