BE02 crew departed without having an MEL item on the flight release.

Attributes
ACN	447394
Time
Date	199908
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	447394
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

The aircraft needed to be ferried due to a missing fuel cap. A ferry permit was obtained and flight was operated under part 91. At the same time we MEL'ed a broken y-cord. The dispatcher failed to list this on the release, and it went unnoticed by the flight crew until after the completion of the flight. It is to my knowledge that this is ok due to the aircraft being operated under part 91. I believe the lack of communication between maintenance and dispatch is the reason the MEL was not put on the release. The corrective action taken was a discussion with our chief pilot and the dispatcher on duty.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE02 CREW DEPARTED WITHOUT HAVING AN MEL ITEM ON THE FLT RELEASE.

Narrative: THE ACFT NEEDED TO BE FERRIED DUE TO A MISSING FUEL CAP. A FERRY PERMIT WAS OBTAINED AND FLT WAS OPERATED UNDER PART 91. AT THE SAME TIME WE MEL'ED A BROKEN Y-CORD. THE DISPATCHER FAILED TO LIST THIS ON THE RELEASE, AND IT WENT UNNOTICED BY THE FLC UNTIL AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE FLT. IT IS TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS OK DUE TO THE ACFT BEING OPERATED UNDER PART 91. I BELIEVE THE LACK OF COM BTWN MAINT AND DISPATCH IS THE REASON THE MEL WAS NOT PUT ON THE RELEASE. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN WAS A DISCUSSION WITH OUR CHIEF PLT AND THE DISPATCHER ON DUTY.

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.