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A commercial fixed wing aircraft was dispatched in non compliance with center tank fuel in conflict with the MEL requirement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 500170 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 500170 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
MEL 28-8c1 states that fuel in center tank is unusable. The dispatcher before me misread the MEL, and dispatched the flight, requiring fuel in the center tank. I accepted the flight without looking at the MEL closely. The flight took off, flew, and landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING ACFT WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH CTR TANK FUEL IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL REQUIREMENT.
Narrative: MEL 28-8C1 STATES THAT FUEL IN CTR TANK IS UNUSABLE. THE DISPATCHER BEFORE ME MISREAD THE MEL, AND DISPATCHED THE FLT, REQUIRING FUEL IN THE CTR TANK. I ACCEPTED THE FLT WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE MEL CLOSELY. THE FLT TOOK OFF, FLEW, AND LANDED 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.