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Flight crew concern regarding inoperative fuel boost pump in #2 tank versus MEL requirements for dispatch for overwater operation. DC10-30.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 343310 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : nrt |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 30F |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 343310 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 344014 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Fuel boost pump inoperative (#2 tank). Interpretation of MEL by maintenance control authority/authorized deferral, subsequent to flight crew challenge. Flight uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC CONCERN REGARDING INOP FUEL BOOST PUMP IN #2 TANK VERSUS MEL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISPATCH FOR OVERWATER OP. DC10-30.
Narrative: FUEL BOOST PUMP INOP (#2 TANK). INTERP OF MEL BY MAINT CTL AUTH DEFERRAL, SUBSEQUENT TO FLT CREW CHALLENGE. FLT UNEVENTFUL.
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.