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A dispatcher reported being notified by an A319 crew about an MEL which restricted the aircraft from rvsm airspace after the dispatcher missed the constraint and the aircraft was at FL380. The crew subsequently descended out of rvsm airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 839377 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | INS / IRS / IRU |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Dispatcher |
| Qualification | Dispatch Dispatcher |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural MEL |
Narrative:
One hour into the flight the captain sent me an ACARS message that said; 'heads up...you guys are planning [nose number] in rvsm airspace...what gives?' upon receiving this message I re-evaluated the MEL item (ir 2 inoperative) and saw the restriction 'rvsm operations not authorized;' which I had previously missed. Meanwhile the flight had already been at FL380 vs. FL280 for one hour. The crew had enough fuel onboard to descend to FL280 for the remainder of the flight and landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A dispatcher reported being notified by an A319 crew about an MEL which restricted the aircraft from RVSM airspace after the Dispatcher missed the constraint and the aircraft was at FL380. The crew subsequently descended out of RVSM airspace.
Narrative: One hour into the flight the Captain sent me an ACARS message that said; 'Heads up...you guys are planning [nose number] in RVSM airspace...what gives?' Upon receiving this message I re-evaluated the MEL item (IR 2 Inoperative) and saw the restriction 'RVSM operations not authorized;' which I had previously missed. Meanwhile the flight had already been at FL380 vs. FL280 for one hour. The crew had enough fuel onboard to descend to FL280 for the remainder of the flight and landed uneventfully.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.