A captain and first officer report about a disparity between a configuration deviation list (cdl) st...

Attributes
ACN	1104280
Time
Date	201307
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Flap Fairing
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 177
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Type 10000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

As I was checking into the hotel in XXX; I was called by scheduling and asked to return to the airport to operate flight XXXX from ZZZ to ZZZ1. When I got to the jet and did the walkaround; the #3 aft [flap] canoe had been removed. I told the captain and we looked in the logbook. The logbook had a yellow configuration deviation list (cdl) sticker that said the #3 canoe was loose and it also had a logbook write-up by maintenance that said the #3 canoe had been removed and 'ok' to continue. The captain and I were both confused by the difference in the yellow cdl sticker and the logbook write-up. The captain called maintenance control to ask and they said that it was all proper and good to continue. We flew the ZZZ to ZZZ1 leg uneventfully. When we got to the gate in ZZZ1; we were told by contract maintenance that the airplane should not have been flown and that it was now 'out of service' (OTS). The new captain was on the phone with maintenance control and was told not to fly it. Since we had talked to maintenance control and given the 'okay'; we thought we were correct in flying the aircraft. Incorrectly applied maintenance procedure by maintenance control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Captain and First Officer report about a disparity between a Configuration Deviation List (CDL) sticker on their Logbook that said the #3 Flap Canoe fairing was loose; but the Logbook write-up and sign-off stated the Canoe fairing had been removed on their B737-700 aircraft.

Narrative: As I was checking into the hotel in XXX; I was called by Scheduling and asked to return to the airport to operate Flight XXXX from ZZZ to ZZZ1. When I got to the jet and did the walkaround; the #3 Aft [Flap] Canoe had been removed. I told the Captain and we looked in the Logbook. The Logbook had a yellow Configuration Deviation List (CDL) sticker that said the #3 Canoe was loose and it also had a Logbook write-up by Maintenance that said the #3 Canoe had been removed and 'OK' to continue. The Captain and I were both confused by the difference in the yellow CDL sticker and the Logbook write-up. The Captain called Maintenance Control to ask and they said that it was all proper and good to continue. We flew the ZZZ to ZZZ1 leg uneventfully. When we got to the gate in ZZZ1; we were told by Contract Maintenance that the airplane should not have been flown and that it was now 'Out of Service' (OTS). The new Captain was on the phone with Maintenance Control and was told not to fly it. Since we had talked to Maintenance Control and given the 'Okay'; we thought we were correct in flying the aircraft. Incorrectly applied maintenance procedure by Maintenance Control.

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.

A captain and first officer report about a disparity between a configuration deviation list (cdl) sticker on their logbook that said the #3 flap canoe fairing was loose; but the logbook write-up and sign-off stated the canoe fairing had been removed on their B737-700 aircraft.