Narrative:

I was captain of air carrier airlines flight xyz and ZZZ on apr/xx/98, from cmh-dca-cmh, in a B737-300 aircraft. The aircraft had an inoperative #2 fuel quantity indicator and the appropriate MEL placard was installed. The MEL procedure required observation of tank dripping procedure to assure proper fuel load. All of this was done as required. A logbook entry was made for the fueling at cmh and dca, complying with the letter and intent of the MEL. However, there was a slight deviation in the text entered in the logbook, as prescribed by the MEL, and could be considered by some as a violation. (Such as an overzealous and aggressive poi.) pilot's group union officials advised me by telephone that a potential problem had occurred.

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Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED WITH #2 FUEL QUANTITY INOP AND DEFERRED PER THE MEL BUT THE CORRECT FUELING PROC METHOD WORDING WAS NOT ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK.

Narrative: I WAS CAPT OF ACR AIRLINES FLT XYZ AND ZZZ ON APR/XX/98, FROM CMH-DCA-CMH, IN A B737-300 ACFT. THE ACFT HAD AN INOP #2 FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR AND THE APPROPRIATE MEL PLACARD WAS INSTALLED. THE MEL PROC REQUIRED OBSERVATION OF TANK DRIPPING PROC TO ASSURE PROPER FUEL LOAD. ALL OF THIS WAS DONE AS REQUIRED. A LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE FOR THE FUELING AT CMH AND DCA, COMPLYING WITH THE LETTER AND INTENT OF THE MEL. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SLIGHT DEV IN THE TEXT ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE MEL, AND COULD BE CONSIDERED BY SOME AS A VIOLATION. (SUCH AS AN OVERZEALOUS AND AGGRESSIVE POI.) PLT'S GROUP UNION OFFICIALS ADVISED ME BY TELEPHONE THAT A POTENTIAL PROB HAD OCCURRED.

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.