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MD80 captain was confused by requirements of MEL 28-4 for an inoperative left main and fuel totalizer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 891647 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Quantity-Pressure Indication |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural MEL |
Narrative:
Flight had MEL with left main and totalizer inoperative due to channel inoperative. MEL is unwieldy and very unworkable. It talks about other alternate means; but doesn't say what they are. The flight plan had slp in the fuel column so sticking the tanks shouldn't apply. However; local maintenance called maintenance control and they said the slope was in limits. Why doesn't it say the limits in the MEL? Am I correct in saying that I could depart on the next flight without maintenance if I use an alternate means like the fueler defueling and then filling the tank? There are also procedures for initial placard and subsequent procedures but they are not separated in the MEL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 Captain was confused by requirements of MEL 28-4 for an inoperative left main and fuel totalizer.
Narrative: Flight had MEL with left main and totalizer inoperative due to channel inoperative. MEL is unwieldy and very unworkable. It talks about other alternate means; but doesn't say what they are. The flight plan had SLP in the fuel column so sticking the tanks shouldn't apply. However; Local Maintenance called Maintenance Control and they said the slope was in limits. Why doesn't it say the limits in the MEL? Am I correct in saying that I could depart on the next flight without maintenance if I use an alternate means like the fueler defueling and then filling the tank? There are also procedures for initial placard and subsequent procedures but they are not separated in the MEL.
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.