During flight planning a trip from rctp to sfo, a B747 crew missed an MEL item.

Attributes
ACN	525580
Time
Date	200109
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rctp.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-400
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	52580
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While planning flight from tpe-sfo I missed an MEL item. #1 main tank aft boost pump. The item was missed due to task saturation. I had multiple problems going on at the time. The flight landed at destination without incident or diversion. It is my belief that spreading out the workload for dispatchers would have helped prevent this situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING FLT PLANNING A TRIP FROM RCTP TO SFO, A B747 CREW MISSED AN MEL ITEM.

Narrative: WHILE PLANNING FLT FROM TPE-SFO I MISSED AN MEL ITEM. #1 MAIN TANK AFT BOOST PUMP. THE ITEM WAS MISSED DUE TO TASK SATURATION. I HAD MULTIPLE PROBS GOING ON AT THE TIME. THE FLT LANDED AT DEST WITHOUT INCIDENT OR DIVERSION. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT SPREADING OUT THE WORKLOAD FOR DISPATCHERS WOULD HAVE HELPED PREVENT THIS SIT.

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.