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Dispatcher reporter cites airline management policy as regards to dispatch training is not adequate nor commensurate to deal with the variety of aircraft that air carrier operates.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 200512 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 200512 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
My airline currently operates 10 different kinds of aircraft. Within these types are an additional 10 variations. A flight dispatcher is responsible for knowing operating performance characteristics, MEL cdl items and maintaining operational control of this fleet. Our recurrent training is the min required under the FARS. I believe it requires too much knowledge for any one individual to absorb. Although not admitted to, I believe this has the potential to cause a serious incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DISPATCHER RPTR CITES AIRLINE MGMNT POLICY AS REGARDS TO DISPATCH TRAINING IS NOT ADEQUATE NOR COMMENSURATE TO DEAL WITH THE VARIETY OF ACFT THAT ACR OPERATES.
Narrative: MY AIRLINE CURRENTLY OPERATES 10 DIFFERENT KINDS OF ACFT. WITHIN THESE TYPES ARE AN ADDITIONAL 10 VARIATIONS. A FLT DISPATCHER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING OPERATING PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS, MEL CDL ITEMS AND MAINTAINING OPERATIONAL CTL OF THIS FLEET. OUR RECURRENT TRAINING IS THE MIN REQUIRED UNDER THE FARS. I BELIEVE IT REQUIRES TOO MUCH KNOWLEDGE FOR ANY ONE INDIVIDUAL TO ABSORB. ALTHOUGH NOT ADMITTED TO, I BELIEVE THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A SERIOUS INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.