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MD80 crew flies Q route over gulf of mexico; which requires GPS; with an aircraft that has an MEL prohibiting this operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 723658 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 723658 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : dispatcher |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight had MEL 34-35A which eliminated RNAV SID and operating on the 'Q' rtes. I worked on changing ATC navigation code to indicate to ATC of the reduced navigation equipment; but after researching the non-RNAV rtes; I failed to lock in the route number. Flight calculated on a 'Q' route and captain flew it account; per captain; his GPS was working properly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CREW FLIES Q ROUTE OVER GULF OF MEXICO; WHICH REQUIRES GPS; WITH AN AIRCRAFT THAT HAS AN MEL PROHIBITING THIS OPERATION.
Narrative: FLT HAD MEL 34-35A WHICH ELIMINATED RNAV SID AND OPERATING ON THE 'Q' RTES. I WORKED ON CHANGING ATC NAV CODE TO INDICATE TO ATC OF THE REDUCED NAV EQUIP; BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THE NON-RNAV RTES; I FAILED TO LOCK IN THE RTE NUMBER. FLT CALCULATED ON A 'Q' RTE AND CAPT FLEW IT ACCOUNT; PER CAPT; HIS GPS WAS WORKING PROPERLY.
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.