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A corporate flight crew reported non-compliance with an altitude limiting MEL they both missed in preflight. Dispatcher apparently also missed the restriction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 891384 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream G200 (IAI 1126 Galaxy) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural MEL |
Narrative:
Company dispatch filed the flight plan at an altitude of FL400. I accepted the clearance to FL400 and flew at that altitude. The aircraft had an open MEL with an operational limitation of flying no higher than FL350. When I accepted the aircraft I did make note of the fact there was an MEL but I failed to cross reference the operational limitation of the MEL. I feel it would be of benefit to have the computer print the operational limitations directly on the MEL form that is entered into the aircraft logbook; and also on the flight release.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A corporate flight crew reported non-compliance with an altitude limiting MEL they both missed in preflight. Dispatcher apparently also missed the restriction.
Narrative: Company Dispatch filed the flight plan at an altitude of FL400. I accepted the clearance to FL400 and flew at that altitude. The aircraft had an open MEL with an operational limitation of flying no higher than FL350. When I accepted the aircraft I did make note of the fact there was an MEL but I failed to cross reference the operational limitation of the MEL. I feel it would be of benefit to have the computer print the operational limitations directly on the MEL form that is entered into the aircraft logbook; and also on the flight release.
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.