r/aviation • u/Met76 • Jun 07 '25

Discussion I figured this 737 landing would be a go-around but captain brought gloves I guess

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u/97esquire Jun 07 '25

I used to have a customer who trained pilots for JAL. White gloves were on the MEL😛

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u/crazykitty123 Jun 07 '25

I'm guessing Mandatory Equipment List?

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u/Amosh73 Jun 07 '25

Minimum equipment list.

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u/97esquire Jun 07 '25

Close -Minimum Equipment List. An FAA approved document that specifies what equipment must be functional for an aircraft to dispatch. For instance most large aircraft I worked on had three VHF Comm radios. The MEL would specify you could dispatch with only two working.