Narrative:

Sdq-mia, A300 aircraft. 2 MEL placards were put on this flight which were illegal. 1 MEL authorizes (MEL 32-1) landing gear indicating panel may be inoperative, provided all visual down locks (MEL 32-2) are operative. It states it is ok to placard 1 item if the other is operative but both were placarded. The discrepancy was found by the captain of the flight who had 1 item fixed. Dispatcher did not detect this problem because either of the placards required dispatch notification.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING THE PREFLT INSPECTION CAPT OBSERVED THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT LEGAL FOR FLT SINCE THERE WERE BOTH LNDG GEAR INDICATOR SYS PLACARDED AS INOP UNDER 2 SEPARATE MELS.

Narrative: SDQ-MIA, A300 ACFT. 2 MEL PLACARDS WERE PUT ON THIS FLT WHICH WERE ILLEGAL. 1 MEL AUTHORIZES (MEL 32-1) LNDG GEAR INDICATING PANEL MAY BE INOP, PROVIDED ALL VISUAL DOWN LOCKS (MEL 32-2) ARE OPERATIVE. IT STATES IT IS OK TO PLACARD 1 ITEM IF THE OTHER IS OPERATIVE BUT BOTH WERE PLACARDED. THE DISCREPANCY WAS FOUND BY THE CAPT OF THE FLT WHO HAD 1 ITEM FIXED. DISPATCHER DID NOT DETECT THIS PROB BECAUSE EITHER OF THE PLACARDS REQUIRED DISPATCH NOTIFICATION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.