<< >> NASA ASRS Report 853568, September 2009

An E-145 flight crew was uncertain whether nef (not essential for flight) log items needed to be published on their flight release.

Attributes
ACN	853568
Time
Date	200909
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ORD.Airport
State Reference	IL
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cockpit Furnishing
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

When I arrived at the aircraft an nef (not essential for flight) item was being added by maintenance for the window shades. Just then the captain arrived with release which had been printed before nef item was added. The captain called dispatch to discuss the added nef. Dispatcher told the captain we were ok to depart with an nef. Arrived at destination. Release from there back to ord included the nef. The captain advised me that the dispatcher said we were ok to depart. It is unclear if nef items are required to be listed on release. Apparently some are on release and some are not. There needs to be clarification on what deferred items need to be listed on the release and which ones do not.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An E-145 flight crew was uncertain whether NEF (Not Essential for Flight) log items needed to be published on their flight release.

Narrative: When I arrived at the aircraft an NEF (Not Essential for Flight) item was being added by Maintenance for the window shades. Just then the Captain arrived with release which had been printed before NEF item was added. The Captain called Dispatch to discuss the added NEF. Dispatcher told the Captain we were OK to depart with an NEF. Arrived at destination. Release from there back to ORD included the NEF. The Captain advised me that the Dispatcher said we were OK to depart. It is unclear if NEF items are required to be listed on release. Apparently some are on release and some are not. There needs to be clarification on what deferred items need to be listed on the release and which ones do not.

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.