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An air carrier B727-200 with, apparently, a pressurization problem that limited it to FL250 was dispatched at FL350 instead of at FL250 as required by the MEL. Error admitted by dispatch.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 363602 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mso |
| State Reference | MT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 363602 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I filed aircraft at FL350. An MEL restr limited cruise to FL250. I simply missed the restr.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B727-200 WITH, APPARENTLY, A PRESSURIZATION PROB THAT LIMITED IT TO FL250 WAS DISPATCHED AT FL350 INSTEAD OF AT FL250 AS REQUIRED BY THE MEL. ERROR ADMITTED BY DISPATCH.
Narrative: I FILED ACFT AT FL350. AN MEL RESTR LIMITED CRUISE TO FL250. I SIMPLY MISSED THE RESTR.
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.