Dispatch Dispatcher
Workload; Communication Breakdown; Confusion
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural MEL / CDL; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
Received phone call from flight dispatch manager after shift about issue with flight I released but was not airborne at the time of my shift end. Flight dispatch manager notified me that flight released with an MEL for Left Recirculation Fan. This MEL restricts the AFT cargo bin from being loaded. Dispatcher who relieved me received phone call from load planning supervisor who notified that the aft cargo bin was loaded in ZZZ. The flight was en route by the time this was discovered. Dispatch notified flight crew of situation and flight dispatch manager. Relief dispatcher also notified me of the event.
MEL in for inop reciprocating fan. There was a second MEL for a inoperable hydraulic pump. First Officer (FO) and I went over the items for flight crew (pilots) for both MEL. It took almost 30 minutes to read the MEL items aloud and discuss all the parameters. During the cruise portion of the flight; dispatch sent a note that the aft cargo compartment was not empty as required by the MEL. On the ground; I did not call load planning and inform them of the restriction. Totally my fault.
B757 flight was released with an MEL for Left Recirculation Fan Inoperative; which restricts the AFT cargo bin from being loaded. Dispatcher received phone call from station's Load Planning Supervisor notifying that the aft cargo bin was had been loaded and the crew advised while en route.