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A dhc-8-400 captain reports being informed by his chief pilot; that a dispatch release for an earlier flight was missing an MEL for a cabin automated emergency defibrillator (aed).
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 838162 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Non Radar 6 Air Traffic Control Radar 6 Flight Crew Last 90 Days 222 Flight Crew Total 4600 Flight Crew Type 4300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural MEL |
Narrative:
I was notified by my chief pilot that the dispatch release for an earlier flight was missing an MEL. It was MEL 25-60-2d for the automated external defibrillator (aed). At the time of the preflight; I noticed that the MEL in question; was in the maintenance logbook in the aircraft; but I failed to notice that the item was in fact; an MEL item. I thought the aed discrepancy was a non-essential function; deferred maintenance item; or cdl item; which was not required to be on the dispatch release. So; we accidentally departed with incorrect dispatch paperwork.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DHC-8-400 Captain reports being informed by his Chief Pilot; that a dispatch release for an earlier flight was missing an MEL for a cabin automated emergency defibrillator (AED).
Narrative: I was notified by my Chief Pilot that the dispatch release for an earlier flight was missing an MEL. It was MEL 25-60-2d for the automated external defibrillator (AED). At the time of the preflight; I noticed that the MEL in question; was in the maintenance logbook in the aircraft; but I failed to notice that the item was in fact; an MEL item. I thought the AED discrepancy was a non-essential function; deferred maintenance item; or CDL item; which was not required to be on the dispatch release. So; we accidentally departed with incorrect Dispatch paperwork.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.