MEL missing from flight plan.

Attributes
ACN	313306
Time
Date	199508
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 8400
ASRS Report	313306
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical 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:

While cruising jfk to slc and over bff at FL350 the left generator tripped off and would not reset. APU was started and the problem reported to the company. About 10-20 mins later we had an 'APU low oil quantity' status message. I shut down APU and diverted to den to have APU serviced. We were on the ground in den about 35 mins and I was busy studying den charts since it was our 1ST time in den. I also was concerned about connections in slc and also being sure the APU was serviced properly and the logbook was signed off properly. We set up the aircraft for departure and studied the den departure SID. After we were on our way to slc I discovered that the MEL on the left generator was not listed on the flight plan, yet it was signed off in the logbook. This overlook was because we were distracted by the new airport and our connecting passenger. In the future I will let the company worry about connections and I will only worry about the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEL MISSING FROM FLT PLAN.

Narrative: WHILE CRUISING JFK TO SLC AND OVER BFF AT FL350 THE L GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF AND WOULD NOT RESET. APU WAS STARTED AND THE PROB RPTED TO THE COMPANY. ABOUT 10-20 MINS LATER WE HAD AN 'APU LOW OIL QUANTITY' STATUS MESSAGE. I SHUT DOWN APU AND DIVERTED TO DEN TO HAVE APU SERVICED. WE WERE ON THE GND IN DEN ABOUT 35 MINS AND I WAS BUSY STUDYING DEN CHARTS SINCE IT WAS OUR 1ST TIME IN DEN. I ALSO WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CONNECTIONS IN SLC AND ALSO BEING SURE THE APU WAS SERVICED PROPERLY AND THE LOGBOOK WAS SIGNED OFF PROPERLY. WE SET UP THE ACFT FOR DEP AND STUDIED THE DEN DEP SID. AFTER WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO SLC I DISCOVERED THAT THE MEL ON THE L GENERATOR WAS NOT LISTED ON THE FLT PLAN, YET IT WAS SIGNED OFF IN THE LOGBOOK. THIS OVERLOOK WAS BECAUSE WE WERE DISTRACTED BY THE NEW ARPT AND OUR CONNECTING PAX. IN THE FUTURE I WILL LET THE COMPANY WORRY ABOUT CONNECTIONS AND I WILL ONLY WORRY ABOUT THE ACFT.

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.