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MEL item and restr was discussed with dispatch prior to departure. During flight, reporter captain read the MEL and realized that there were other restrs with which they were not complying.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 342360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mmty |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : mmty |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 29000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 342360 |
| Person 2 | |
| 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 | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Upon arrival at departure airport release called for phone contact with dispatcher. MEL on equipment flow control valve wired closed. Discussed with dispatcher, and dispatcher read MEL restr. Arrived aircraft, and proceeded to board for scheduled departure. Upon reaching cruise altitude MEL was read and restr not covered by phone briefing was noted. By time deviation was discovered, aircraft was already en route.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MEL ITEM AND RESTR WAS DISCUSSED WITH DISPATCH PRIOR TO DEP. DURING FLT, RPTR CAPT READ THE MEL AND REALIZED THAT THERE WERE OTHER RESTRS WITH WHICH THEY WERE NOT COMPLYING.
Narrative: UPON ARR AT DEP ARPT RELEASE CALLED FOR PHONE CONTACT WITH DISPATCHER. MEL ON EQUIP FLOW CTL VALVE WIRED CLOSED. DISCUSSED WITH DISPATCHER, AND DISPATCHER READ MEL RESTR. ARRIVED ACFT, AND PROCEEDED TO BOARD FOR SCHEDULED DEP. UPON REACHING CRUISE ALT MEL WAS READ AND RESTR NOT COVERED BY PHONE BRIEFING WAS NOTED. BY TIME DEV WAS DISCOVERED, ACFT WAS ALREADY ENRTE.
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.