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An MD80 was dispatched with a deferred item autoplt not category 1 and no restr vertical separation minimum. Flight was dispatched above restr vertical separation minimum.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 712358 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 712358 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I took over for dispatcher. There was MEL 22-151 R12 which states no CAT 1 and no rvsm. He did not file no rvsm. I did not catch no rvsm. The captain did not catch no rvsm. The flight was filed into rvsm. The chief dispatcher caught it as flight was climbing to altitude or just at altitude. I sent an ACARS and 'adv' crew and flight descended to FL280. Fuel was not an issue. Maintenance control issued a revision 22-151 R13 a couple of hours later to change a typo that the MEL had. There could have been some confusion there.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A DEFERRED ITEM AUTOPLT NOT CATEGORY 1 AND NO RESTR VERT SEPARATION MINIMUM. FLT WAS DISPATCHED ABOVE RESTR VERT SEPARATION MINIMUM.
Narrative: I TOOK OVER FOR DISPATCHER. THERE WAS MEL 22-151 R12 WHICH STATES NO CAT 1 AND NO RVSM. HE DID NOT FILE NO RVSM. I DID NOT CATCH NO RVSM. THE CAPT DID NOT CATCH NO RVSM. THE FLT WAS FILED INTO RVSM. THE CHIEF DISPATCHER CAUGHT IT AS FLT WAS CLBING TO ALT OR JUST AT ALT. I SENT AN ACARS AND 'ADV' CREW AND FLT DSNDED TO FL280. FUEL WAS NOT AN ISSUE. MAINT CTL ISSUED A REVISION 22-151 R13 A COUPLE OF HRS LATER TO CHANGE A TYPO THAT THE MEL HAD. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SOME CONFUSION THERE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.