Flew aircraft near thunderstorms with radar MEL'd.

Attributes
ACN	254522
Time
Date	199310
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 290 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	254522
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The captain and I flew an aircraft from mco-mia with the WX radar MEL'd. There were thunderstorms forecast for the mia area and the MEL specifically states that flight near thunderstorms prohibited. I did not check the WX forecast until we were halfway to mia, and found out about the thunderstorms too late. We continued to mia with no incident. I should have checked the WX prior to leaving mco.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLEW ACFT NEAR TSTMS WITH RADAR MEL'D.

Narrative: THE CAPT AND I FLEW AN ACFT FROM MCO-MIA WITH THE WX RADAR MEL'D. THERE WERE TSTMS FORECAST FOR THE MIA AREA AND THE MEL SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT FLT NEAR TSTMS PROHIBITED. I DID NOT CHK THE WX FORECAST UNTIL WE WERE HALFWAY TO MIA, AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TSTMS TOO LATE. WE CONTINUED TO MIA WITH NO INCIDENT. I SHOULD HAVE CHKED THE WX PRIOR TO LEAVING MCO.

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.