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Light transport crew is told by dispatcher supervisor that the MEL overrides FARS and air carrier manuals.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 410927 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 410927 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
All seat belt and no smoking signs are out/MEL. The flight attendant told myself of section 2. Far 91.517: at least 1 sign/placard must be visible to each passenger. Discussed with dispatcher/dispatcher supervisor and was told by them and maintenance that MEL overrode flight attendant manual and FARS. Back cabin was totally dark.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LTT CREW IS TOLD BY DISPATCHER SUPVR THAT THE MEL OVERRIDES FARS AND ACR MANUALS.
Narrative: ALL SEAT BELT AND NO SMOKING SIGNS ARE OUT/MEL. THE FLT ATTENDANT TOLD MYSELF OF SECTION 2. FAR 91.517: AT LEAST 1 SIGN/PLACARD MUST BE VISIBLE TO EACH PAX. DISCUSSED WITH DISPATCHER/DISPATCHER SUPVR AND WAS TOLD BY THEM AND MAINT THAT MEL OVERRODE FLT ATTENDANT MANUAL AND FARS. BACK CABIN WAS TOTALLY DARK.
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.