An A319 crew accepts an aircraft system malfunction during pushback that did not comply with MEL.

Attributes
ACN	491290
Time
Date	200011
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1.25 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 280
ASRS Report	491290
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	491294
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : mcdu other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During pushback, a high workload environment, received message in mcdu scratch pad 'set offside range/mode.' inadvertently assumed independent operation of FMGC's and departed. After takeoff realized that FMGC #1 was inoperative, so we did not comply with MEL. Two low time pilots contributed to error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 CREW ACCEPTS AN ACFT SYS MALFUNCTION DURING PUSHBACK THAT DID NOT COMPLY WITH MEL.

Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK, A HIGH WORKLOAD ENVIRONMENT, RECEIVED MESSAGE IN MCDU SCRATCH PAD 'SET OFFSIDE RANGE/MODE.' INADVERTENTLY ASSUMED INDEPENDENT OP OF FMGC'S AND DEPARTED. AFTER TKOF REALIZED THAT FMGC #1 WAS INOP, SO WE DID NOT COMPLY WITH MEL. TWO LOW TIME PLTS CONTRIBUTED TO ERROR.

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.