A dispatcher reports an EMB140 with a fuel quantity indicator deferred as inoperative per the MEL caused EICAS and multi-function displays problems resulting operations complications.

Home

Browse by month

Random

Latest

About

Contact

Attributes
ACN	725115
Time
Date	200612
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	EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	725115
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flts were planned with MEL already open. A dispatcher who inherited the aircraft after my round trip noticed the problem. Crosslink incompatible MEL items in the computer so they can't be opened concurrently by maintenance control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DISPATCHER RPTS AN EMB140 WITH A FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR DEFERRED AS INOPERATIVE PER THE MEL CAUSED EICAS AND MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAYS PROBS RESULTING OPS COMPLICATIONS.

Narrative: FLTS WERE PLANNED WITH MEL ALREADY OPEN. A DISPATCHER WHO INHERITED THE ACFT AFTER MY ROUND TRIP NOTICED THE PROB. CROSSLINK INCOMPATIBLE MEL ITEMS IN THE COMPUTER SO THEY CAN'T BE OPENED CONCURRENTLY BY MAINT CTL.

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.