A dispatcher reports a bogus or nonexistent MEL reference is loaded in the flight planning computer which unlawfully restricts the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	387230
Time
Date	199712
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : las
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	387230
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Note MEL xyz. This MEL as derived from the air carrier flight planning system does not exist in the MEL book as xyz. This MEL when placed on a flight would be a violation of FARS. What would it take to get this discrepancy taken care of? Because it was necessary to file a second in-house report, I feel it necessitates a NASA report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DISPATCHER RPTS A BOGUS OR NONEXISTENT MEL REF IS LOADED IN THE FLT PLANNING COMPUTER WHICH UNLAWFULLY RESTRICTS THE ACFT.

Narrative: NOTE MEL XYZ. THIS MEL AS DERIVED FROM THE ACR FLT PLANNING SYS DOES NOT EXIST IN THE MEL BOOK AS XYZ. THIS MEL WHEN PLACED ON A FLT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF FARS. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO GET THIS DISCREPANCY TAKEN CARE OF? BECAUSE IT WAS NECESSARY TO FILE A SECOND IN-HOUSE RPT, I FEEL IT NECESSITATES A NASA RPT.

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.