Narrative:

Aircraft we flew from mco-atl has had the following maintenance carry over items since jan/96: both channels of autothrottle inoperative, both channels of direct lift control/autospoilers inoperative, and first officer flight director inoperative. All these require dispatcher approval and restrict our CAT III aircraft to CAT I. Not having automatic ground spoilers will have an effect on landing roll distance and could also affect aborted takeoff distance as well. Being restricted to CAT I may also affect safety if the nearest field during an emergency is below CAT I, especially during winter months with reduced visibility due to fog and precipitation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NUMEROUS DEFERRED MAINT ITEMS. COMPLAINT BY FO, BUT SHOULD ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH THE ACR.

Narrative: ACFT WE FLEW FROM MCO-ATL HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING MAINT CARRY OVER ITEMS SINCE JAN/96: BOTH CHANNELS OF AUTOTHROTTLE INOP, BOTH CHANNELS OF DIRECT LIFT CTL/AUTOSPOILERS INOP, AND FO FLT DIRECTOR INOP. ALL THESE REQUIRE DISPATCHER APPROVAL AND RESTRICT OUR CAT III ACFT TO CAT I. NOT HAVING AUTO GND SPOILERS WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON LNDG ROLL DISTANCE AND COULD ALSO AFFECT ABORTED TKOF DISTANCE AS WELL. BEING RESTRICTED TO CAT I MAY ALSO AFFECT SAFETY IF THE NEAREST FIELD DURING AN EMER IS BELOW CAT I, ESPECIALLY DURING WINTER MONTHS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG AND PRECIPITATION.

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.