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B737 captain reported concern with the lack of training in MEL procedures during transition classes in a new aircraft fleet.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1326250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 14166 Flight Crew Type 5188 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
During training the class of 5 new hire pilots and 5 [current company] pilots being trained on the 737 were told that the MEL was in the ipad and that they should look at it. I pointed out that [my air carrier] had not used a paper log book for nearly 20 years and that [my air carrier] had never carried the MEL. I asked when MEL training would be given. The answers was that it was not in the syllabus and that if I wanted it I should ask the fleet to provide it.the idea that pilots; who are completely unfamiliar with the logbook and MEL procedures; should teach themselves how to make the log book entries and then to defer MEL items using a procedure which was never actually explained to them falls far short of the level of proper training which is required to safely operate a 737. A failure to provide this training is a prescription for either 1) improper entries to be made in the log book; 2) the illegal dispatch of an aircraft because the MEL was not properly recorded or applied; and 3) the potentially operation of an non-airworthy aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported concern with the lack of training in MEL procedures during transition classes in a new aircraft fleet.
Narrative: During training the class of 5 new hire pilots and 5 [current company] pilots being trained on the 737 were told that the MEL was in the iPad and that they should look at it. I pointed out that [my air carrier] had not used a paper log book for nearly 20 years and that [my air carrier] had never carried the MEL. I asked when MEL training would be given. The answers was that it was not in the syllabus and that if I wanted it I should ask the fleet to provide it.The idea that pilots; who are completely unfamiliar with the logbook and MEL procedures; should teach themselves how to make the log book entries and then to defer MEL items using a procedure which was never actually explained to them falls far short of the level of proper training which is required to safely operate a 737. A failure to provide this training is a prescription for either 1) improper entries to be made in the log book; 2) the illegal dispatch of an aircraft because the MEL was not properly recorded or applied; and 3) the potentially operation of an non-airworthy aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.