After takeoff, an MD80 crew learned they had not updated their release with new MEL's.

Attributes
ACN	516350
Time
Date	200106
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx.airport
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	516350
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We picked up the aircraft on a through flight. Maintenance issued an MEL on a ceiling light in the forward galley. The captain and I were delayed getting into the flight deck because of maintenance in the flight deck. I made the assumption that all items written up were going to be fixed, and in the rush to get caught up, didn't ask the captain if there were any MEL's. The captain caught our mistake while climbing out that we had not updated our release with the new MEL's.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER TKOF, AN MD80 CREW LEARNED THEY HAD NOT UPDATED THEIR RELEASE WITH NEW MEL'S.

Narrative: WE PICKED UP THE ACFT ON A THROUGH FLT. MAINT ISSUED AN MEL ON A CEILING LIGHT IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. THE CAPT AND I WERE DELAYED GETTING INTO THE FLT DECK BECAUSE OF MAINT IN THE FLT DECK. I MADE THE ASSUMPTION THAT ALL ITEMS WRITTEN UP WERE GOING TO BE FIXED, AND IN THE RUSH TO GET CAUGHT UP, DIDN'T ASK THE CAPT IF THERE WERE ANY MEL'S. THE CAPT CAUGHT OUR MISTAKE WHILE CLBING OUT THAT WE HAD NOT UPDATED OUR RELEASE WITH THE NEW MEL'S.

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.