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A widebody transport, low wing, 3 engine turbojet was dispatched in non compliance with an MEL item that prohibited operation in class B airspace in RNAV mode.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 437444 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : 0r9.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 325 |
| ASRS Report | 437444 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I took over this flight from another dispatcher. There was an MEL on the aircraft that precluded us from operating in brnav airspace. I did not catch it and the flight left. The flight was from ewr to ams and landed in ams without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A WDB, LOW WING, 3 ENG TURBOJET WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN MEL ITEM THAT PROHIBITED OP IN CLASS B AIRSPACE IN RNAV MODE.
Narrative: I TOOK OVER THIS FLT FROM ANOTHER DISPATCHER. THERE WAS AN MEL ON THE ACFT THAT PRECLUDED US FROM OPERATING IN BRNAV AIRSPACE. I DID NOT CATCH IT AND THE FLT LEFT. THE FLT WAS FROM EWR TO AMS AND LANDED IN AMS WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.