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A B757 flight is dispatched incorrectly according to MEL, with the aircraft's in-flight spoilers being written up as 'ground spoilers' at ZZZ, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 557761 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sna.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 557761 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : gnd 2-3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | MEL |
Narrative:
When I came on duty, the person I relieved stated that this aircraft had the ground spoilers written up, and that the MEL probably wouldn't be cleared. Flight was dispatched 'without' speed and altitude restrs as required by MEL. 2 days later when I came on duty, I was told the flight spoilers were inoperative. This occurred due to the dispatcher failing to check and verify what exactly was written up. Also, the way the MEL lists are designed might have something to do with it. Instead of a 6 digit system xx-xx-xx would not an 8 digit system be better? I was told the ground spoilers were inoperative. That is MEL 27-61-01, but subdivided into 27-61-01-01 'ground spoilers' and 27-61-01-02 'flight spoilers.' it is easy to add the extra -01 when you are told that is what was wrong. This dispatcher will doublechk all MEL's prior to releasing flts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 FLT IS DISPATCHED INCORRECTLY ACCORDING TO MEL, WITH THE ACFT'S INFLT SPOILERS BEING WRITTEN UP AS 'GND SPOILERS' AT ZZZ, US.
Narrative: WHEN I CAME ON DUTY, THE PERSON I RELIEVED STATED THAT THIS ACFT HAD THE GND SPOILERS WRITTEN UP, AND THAT THE MEL PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE CLRED. FLT WAS DISPATCHED 'WITHOUT' SPD AND ALT RESTRS AS REQUIRED BY MEL. 2 DAYS LATER WHEN I CAME ON DUTY, I WAS TOLD THE FLT SPOILERS WERE INOP. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO THE DISPATCHER FAILING TO CHK AND VERIFY WHAT EXACTLY WAS WRITTEN UP. ALSO, THE WAY THE MEL LISTS ARE DESIGNED MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. INSTEAD OF A 6 DIGIT SYS XX-XX-XX WOULD NOT AN 8 DIGIT SYS BE BETTER? I WAS TOLD THE GND SPOILERS WERE INOP. THAT IS MEL 27-61-01, BUT SUBDIVIDED INTO 27-61-01-01 'GND SPOILERS' AND 27-61-01-02 'FLT SPOILERS.' IT IS EASY TO ADD THE EXTRA -01 WHEN YOU ARE TOLD THAT IS WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS DISPATCHER WILL DOUBLECHK ALL MEL'S PRIOR TO RELEASING FLTS.
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.