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A dispatcher reports that he issued a dispatch release for a flight with an aircraft that had both thrust reversers inoperative. He, apparently, did not know that the left thrust reverser was already inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379909 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 379909 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
It was brought to my attention that flight on sep/xa/97 departed dfw en route to cmh with both thrust reversers inoperative. Maintenance called prior to departure to get approval for the right thrust reverser which I approved after reviewing the open items via phone. I did not approve the left thrust reverser in conjunction with the right.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DISPATCHER RPTS THAT HE ISSUED A DISPATCH RELEASE FOR A FLT WITH AN ACFT THAT HAD BOTH THRUST REVERSERS INOP. HE, APPARENTLY, DID NOT KNOW THAT THE L THRUST REVERSER WAS ALREADY INOP.
Narrative: IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT FLT ON SEP/XA/97 DEPARTED DFW ENRTE TO CMH WITH BOTH THRUST REVERSERS INOP. MAINT CALLED PRIOR TO DEP TO GET APPROVAL FOR THE R THRUST REVERSER WHICH I APPROVED AFTER REVIEWING THE OPEN ITEMS VIA PHONE. I DID NOT APPROVE THE L THRUST REVERSER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE R.
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.