Flight crew flew aircraft that was supposed to have an item placarded as inoperative.

Attributes
ACN	319035
Time
Date	199510
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
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 : atp
ASRS Report	319035
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft had a history of lift dumper fault messages over the past several days, 6 repeat write-ups. Maintenance accomplished several checks, disconnected the lift dumper system and placed a placard over the lftd switch in accordance with MEL. Called maintenance later regarding a proximity switch system inoperative message on the MFDU. Maintenance stated that this message is normal following the checks that they performed. Upon arrival at roc, contacted company maintenance and they stated that if a proximity switch, system inoperative message requires a separate placard. Roc maintenance corrected the problem which canceled the message.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FLEW ACFT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN ITEM PLACARDED AS INOP.

Narrative: ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF LIFT DUMPER FAULT MESSAGES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS, 6 REPEAT WRITE-UPS. MAINT ACCOMPLISHED SEVERAL CHKS, DISCONNECTED THE LIFT DUMPER SYS AND PLACED A PLACARD OVER THE LFTD SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH MEL. CALLED MAINT LATER REGARDING A PROX SWITCH SYS INOP MESSAGE ON THE MFDU. MAINT STATED THAT THIS MESSAGE IS NORMAL FOLLOWING THE CHKS THAT THEY PERFORMED. UPON ARR AT ROC, CONTACTED COMPANY MAINT AND THEY STATED THAT IF A PROX SWITCH, SYS INOP MESSAGE REQUIRES A SEPARATE PLACARD. ROC MAINT CORRECTED THE PROB WHICH CANCELED THE MESSAGE.

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.