Originally Posted by
tdracer
Isn't it SOP to check the book for any MEL related items prior to dispatch - which would include if something made the aircraft non-ETOPS capable?
I sure hope that's SOP, because there are a lot of things on the MEL that would be far more important for the flight crew to know about prior to dispatch...
Absolutely! Just making the point that it’s an extra obvious check against snafus like a last minute aircraft change and something like this gets missed.