Originally Posted by
skypest
The entire MEC policy manual is apparently too large to attach to this post, but here are some excerpts :
ARTICLE XI Section 3 M-(12)-(g)
The MEC is opposed to the dispatching of aircraft with an
inoperative generator under the following conditions:
(i) Two engine aircraft from a UAL maintenance station. (April
2003)
(ii) B767/757/A-319/320/B-737 (including the APU generator),
unless the aircraft is operated in daylight hours and in visual
meteorological conditions for the entire route and arrival into the
destination and alternate (if alternate is necessary). (July 2001)
and
ARTICLE XI Section 3 M-(6)-(c)
The MEC is opposed to the dispatching of an aircraft without the
following “pilot-sensitive” equipment. (July 2001)
(i) APU
(ii) Weather Radar
(iii) TCAS
(iv) EGPWS
(v) ACARS
Or you can reference it here -
https://crewroom.alpa.org/ual/Deskto...cumentID=49739
Pest
That was published by a very antagonistic MEC at LUAL, 17 years ago.
17 years ago, at LUAL. would not be a good frame of reference to use for how we should operate our aircraft. ALPA was more concerned with beating their chest.
We can find reasons to cancel every flight if we look hard enough. We can hide behind "rules", and say we are being safe. At the end of the day, we are paid to use SOP's, FAR's, FOM, MEL, as guidelines, along with our judgement, to effect a safe, comfortable, on time result. Picking a rule, claiming "safety", and refusing an airplane is not why we paid what we get paid.
If we follow every single "rule", we would never take off.