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Captain of large transport failed to have an MEL item noted on the dispatch release prior to departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 271672 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 271672 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Be sure all the paperwork is complete, regardless of other, more important, distrs! Arrived at the aircraft to find an MEL placard in the logbook, for observer jump seat inoperative due to broken part not available, but also had an ECAM message of 'F/control flaps locked' and 'flap wingtip brake' in addition to a '#2 pack overheat' condition with hot air pouring into the cabin. Dealing with these delayed other preflight preparations and I failed to notice the MEL item was not listed on the dispatch release as required. Perceived pressure for on-time departure rushed completing preflight preparations. Departure was accomplished without having the MEL number added to the dispatch release.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF LGT FAILED TO HAVE AN MEL ITEM NOTED ON THE DISPATCH RELEASE PRIOR TO DEP.
Narrative: BE SURE ALL THE PAPERWORK IS COMPLETE, REGARDLESS OF OTHER, MORE IMPORTANT, DISTRS! ARRIVED AT THE ACFT TO FIND AN MEL PLACARD IN THE LOGBOOK, FOR OBSERVER JUMP SEAT INOP DUE TO BROKEN PART NOT AVAILABLE, BUT ALSO HAD AN ECAM MESSAGE OF 'F/CTL FLAPS LOCKED' AND 'FLAP WINGTIP BRAKE' IN ADDITION TO A '#2 PACK OVERHEAT' CONDITION WITH HOT AIR POURING INTO THE CABIN. DEALING WITH THESE DELAYED OTHER PREFLT PREPARATIONS AND I FAILED TO NOTICE THE MEL ITEM WAS NOT LISTED ON THE DISPATCH RELEASE AS REQUIRED. PERCEIVED PRESSURE FOR ON-TIME DEP RUSHED COMPLETING PREFLT PREPARATIONS. DEP WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT HAVING THE MEL NUMBER ADDED TO THE DISPATCH RELEASE.
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.