AN EMBRAER 140 DISPATCHER RPTS CONFUSION AND DISAGREEMENT ON THE INTERP OF THE EMBRAER CONFIGN DEV LIST.

Date: 2003-02 · Phase: ground

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-less-severe|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-maintenance|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy

Synopsis

AN EMBRAER 140 DISPATCHER RPTS CONFUSION AND DISAGREEMENT ON THE INTERP OF THE EMBRAER CONFIGN DEV LIST.

Narrative

THERE IS A DISCREPANCY ON CDL (CONFIGN DEV LIST) EMBRAER BOOK. IT STATES THAT NO MORE THAN 1 PART OF ANY 1 SYS MAYBE MISSING; UNLESS SPECIFIC COMBINATIONS OF PARTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE CDL. ON ACFT TAIL XXX; THERE ARE 2 CDL'S: 32C02; MAIN LNDG GEAR WHEEL FAIRINGS AND 32C01; MAIN LNDG GEAR DOORS. THESE 2 PARTS ARE UNDER 1 SYS; WHICH IS SYS 32. ACCORDING TO OUR MAINT CTL; THOSE 2 CDL'S ARE LEGAL AND THERE IS NO RESTR WITH WHAT THE STATEMENT ON THE BOOK SAYS. HOWEVER; SEVERAL DISPATCHERS DISAGREE WITH IT. MY ANALYSIS IS; THERE ARE 4 PARTS ON THIS SYS. AS ON THE COMPUTER; THERE ARE ONLY 3 PARTS THAT HAD BEEN CDL BY THE MAINT (32C02 AND 32C01). THUS; IT SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENT OF...' UNLESS SPECIFIC COMBINATIONS OF PARTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE CDL.' NONETHELESS; THE STATEMENT IS SOMEWHAT UNCLR; LEADING TO DIFFERENT INTERPS BTWN DISPATCHERS AND MAINT. THOSE 2 CDL'S HAVE A SAME RESTR ON ACFT XXX; WHICH IS AIRSPD RESTR TO 250 KIAS; MACH .65. TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE; EMBRAER SHOULD MAKE CLR ON HOW TO WRITE THEIR RESTR LANGUAGE ON THE MEL/CDL BOOK. PERHAPS THEY SHOULD HAVE AMENDMENT OF LANGUAGE ATTACHED TO THE ORIGINAL BOOK. FURTHERMORE; THE MOC/MAINT SHOULD HAVE THE AMENDMENT. AS OF FLT CREW MEMBERS; WE; THE FLT DISPATCHERS; CAN ONLY RELY ON OUR MOC EXPERTISE AND PROFESSIONALISM ON HOW TO HANDLE MISSING PARTS ON THE EMBRAER AND TO INTERP THE RESTR.

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