A B767-300 was dispatched with a deferred ILS log report in conflict with the MEL.

Attributes
ACN	408925
Time
Date	199807
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	408925
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On jul/xy/98, aircraft xyz arrived ZZZ with the center ILS malfunctioning. I failed to check the MEL to find out if the problem in question could have been deferred. Instead, I contacted the zyz technical services, explained the problem and requested an authority/authorized number for the center ILS and the lower minimum program. Auths received and items were deferred in the aircraft maintenance logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A DEFERRED ILS LOG RPT IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL.

Narrative: ON JUL/XY/98, ACFT XYZ ARRIVED ZZZ WITH THE CTR ILS MALFUNCTIONING. I FAILED TO CHK THE MEL TO FIND OUT IF THE PROB IN QUESTION COULD HAVE BEEN DEFERRED. INSTEAD, I CONTACTED THE ZYZ TECHNICAL SVCS, EXPLAINED THE PROB AND REQUESTED AN AUTH NUMBER FOR THE CTR ILS AND THE LOWER MINIMUM PROGRAM. AUTHS RECEIVED AND ITEMS WERE DEFERRED IN THE ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK.

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.