<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1742825, May 2020

Air carrier captain reported operating flights with an incorrect MEL applied. The flight deck sanitizing process was cited as a reason for not closely reviewing the logbook and MEL.

Attributes
ACN	1742825
Time
Date	202005
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Aircraft Logbook(s)
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

We operated two flights with an incorrect MEL applied. Flights a and B were operated under the incorrect MEL. MEL xx-X-xx was applied to aircraft. The correct MEL should have been xx-X-xy. Due to flight deck wipe down I did not review logbook and MEL closely enough nor did I make sure I communicated completely with first officer for confirmation.I need to remember to utilize CRM when it comes to MEL compliance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Captain reported operating flights with an incorrect MEL applied. The flight deck sanitizing process was cited as a reason for not closely reviewing the logbook and MEL.

Narrative: We operated two flights with an incorrect MEL applied. Flights A and B were operated under the incorrect MEL. MEL XX-X-XX was applied to Aircraft. The correct MEL should have been XX-X-XY. Due to flight deck wipe down I did not review logbook and MEL closely enough nor did I make sure I communicated completely with FO for confirmation.I need to remember to utilize CRM when it comes to MEL compliance.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.