Air carrier medium large transport non adherence to minimum equipment list requirement.

Attributes
ACN	131328
Time
Date	198912
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 320 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	131328
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
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:

At the end of trip sequence, 8 hours into an 11 hour, we got an unscheduled aircraft change. The aircraft was turned over to us as having 1 air conditioning pack inoperative and released per MEL procedures. We took off and after leveling off in cruise, found that the maintenance procedures for release under that MEL had not been accomplished. Contacted destination and had the arrange for contract maintenance to meet us and perform MEL main procedure. Lesson: even when toward the end of crew day, even when problem (MEL item) is familiar, even thought departure time is approaching, take time to review MEL and log book to ensure proper procedures are followed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG NON ADHERENCE TO MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST REQUIREMENT.

Narrative: AT THE END OF TRIP SEQUENCE, 8 HRS INTO AN 11 HR, WE GOT AN UNSCHEDULED ACFT CHANGE. THE ACFT WAS TURNED OVER TO US AS HAVING 1 AIR CONDITIONING PACK INOP AND RELEASED PER MEL PROCS. WE TOOK OFF AND AFTER LEVELING OFF IN CRUISE, FOUND THAT THE MAINT PROCS FOR RELEASE UNDER THAT MEL HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. CONTACTED DEST AND HAD THE ARRANGE FOR CONTRACT MAINT TO MEET US AND PERFORM MEL MAIN PROC. LESSON: EVEN WHEN TOWARD THE END OF CREW DAY, EVEN WHEN PROB (MEL ITEM) IS FAMILIAR, EVEN THOUGHT DEP TIME IS APCHING, TAKE TIME TO REVIEW MEL AND LOG BOOK TO ENSURE PROPER PROCS ARE FOLLOWED.

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.