A320 flight crew is dispatched with incorrect MEL information.

Attributes
ACN	720446
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	720446
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	720455
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

This report is in reference to deferred item XXX and MEL card YYY. The #3 spoiler system was deferred in addition to 4 other deferred items. Part of the deferral is a penalty for takeoff and landing which we were aware of. We tried to pull up the takeoff data on the ACARS and were unable. We had to contact dispatch to give us the numbers because with this deferral dispatch has to manually enter the penalty into the numbers. We received the takeoff data for runway 25. The takeoff data included reduced thrust information and we used flaps 1 reduced power of 40 degrees. Takeoff was uneventful. After landing in las I was reviewing the MEL card to brief the outbound captain and noticed a single line in a list of many items involved with this deferral and with the other 4 deferrals on the airplane. The single line stated that a toga takeoff was required with a spoiler 3 fault deferral. I would suggest that in the future if a reduced thrust takeoff is not allowed then the takeoff data should read na for reduced takeoff. Our data listed reduced thrust information and we used it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW IS DISPATCHED WITH INCORRECT MEL INFO.

Narrative: THIS RPT IS IN REF TO DEFERRED ITEM XXX AND MEL CARD YYY. THE #3 SPOILER SYS WAS DEFERRED IN ADDITION TO 4 OTHER DEFERRED ITEMS. PART OF THE DEFERRAL IS A PENALTY FOR TKOF AND LNDG WHICH WE WERE AWARE OF. WE TRIED TO PULL UP THE TKOF DATA ON THE ACARS AND WERE UNABLE. WE HAD TO CONTACT DISPATCH TO GIVE US THE NUMBERS BECAUSE WITH THIS DEFERRAL DISPATCH HAS TO MANUALLY ENTER THE PENALTY INTO THE NUMBERS. WE RECEIVED THE TKOF DATA FOR RWY 25. THE TKOF DATA INCLUDED REDUCED THRUST INFO AND WE USED FLAPS 1 REDUCED PWR OF 40 DEGS. TKOF WAS UNEVENTFUL. AFTER LNDG IN LAS I WAS REVIEWING THE MEL CARD TO BRIEF THE OUTBOUND CAPT AND NOTICED A SINGLE LINE IN A LIST OF MANY ITEMS INVOLVED WITH THIS DEFERRAL AND WITH THE OTHER 4 DEFERRALS ON THE AIRPLANE. THE SINGLE LINE STATED THAT A TOGA TKOF WAS REQUIRED WITH A SPOILER 3 FAULT DEFERRAL. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IN THE FUTURE IF A REDUCED THRUST TKOF IS NOT ALLOWED THEN THE TKOF DATA SHOULD READ NA FOR REDUCED TKOF. OUR DATA LISTED REDUCED THRUST INFO AND WE USED IT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.