Non compliance with aircraft MEL item.

Attributes
ACN	113023
Time
Date	198906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : elp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	113023
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Received an aircraft during the normal flying day with an MEL item on it. MEL stated that an operational overspd shutdown check must be accomplished at the completion of the day's flying. Having failed to consult the MEL upon receiving the aircraft, it was not complied with on my part.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NON COMPLIANCE WITH ACFT MEL ITEM.

Narrative: RECEIVED AN ACFT DURING THE NORMAL FLYING DAY WITH AN MEL ITEM ON IT. MEL STATED THAT AN OPERATIONAL OVERSPD SHUTDOWN CHECK MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED AT THE COMPLETION OF THE DAY'S FLYING. HAVING FAILED TO CONSULT THE MEL UPON RECEIVING THE ACFT, IT WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH ON MY PART.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.