An erj captain was advised he had failed to comply with the requirements of an MEL item on an aircra...

Narrative:

I was recently informed that several months ago I flew an aircraft that had an MEL item requirement that was not properly completed by maintenance. Since there is a note in a portion of the MEL remarks/exceptions section that says an EICAS message of E1(2) [engine one or two] rev inhibit will be displayed continuously. I did not notice that this message was not displayed; and that meant the TR was not properly inhibited.there are notes in both the remarks/exceptions column of the MEL as well as in the flight crew operation procedures. Usually the remarks/exceptions column is used in the application of the MEL as I understand it. Putting the note in the flight crew operating procedures column of the MEL would allow us to more easily serve as a backup for maintenance properly complying with this MEL. Other mels have notes about EICAS messages being displayed; and the lack of consistency could cause confusion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An ERJ Captain was advised he had failed to comply with the requirements of an MEL item on an aircraft he had flown several months prior to his notification.

Narrative: I was recently informed that several months ago I flew an aircraft that had an MEL item requirement that was not properly completed by Maintenance. Since there is a note in a portion of the MEL Remarks/Exceptions section that says an EICAS message of E1(2) [Engine one or two] REV INHIBIT will be displayed continuously. I did not notice that this message was not displayed; and that meant the TR was not properly inhibited.There are notes in both the Remarks/Exceptions column of the MEL as well as in the Flight Crew Operation Procedures. Usually the Remarks/Exceptions column is used in the application of the MEL as I understand it. Putting the note in the Flight Crew Operating Procedures column of the MEL would allow us to more easily serve as a backup for maintenance properly complying with this MEL. Other MELs have notes about EICAS messages being displayed; and the lack of consistency could cause confusion.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1047912
Time
Date	201207
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	LGA.Airport
State Reference	NY
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Maintenance

An erj captain was advised he had failed to comply with the requirements of an MEL item on an aircraft he had flown several months prior to his notification.