F100 flight crew may have inappropriately placarded or applied an MEL.

Attributes
ACN	517020
Time
Date	200106
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	517020
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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:

Subsequent captain of aircraft X informed us that an MEL regarding the aircraft trim system may have been incorrectly applied or placarded by maintenance. Upon arriving at the aircraft, we saw that the aircraft had an MEL from the previous flight that was still effective. We complied with all operational considerations -- including not operating the affected system during our flight. However, the MEL may have been inappropriately placarded or applied.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: F100 FLT CREW MAY HAVE INAPPROPRIATELY PLACARDED OR APPLIED AN MEL.

Narrative: SUBSEQUENT CAPT OF ACFT X INFORMED US THAT AN MEL REGARDING THE ACFT TRIM SYS MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY APPLIED OR PLACARDED BY MAINT. UPON ARRIVING AT THE ACFT, WE SAW THAT THE ACFT HAD AN MEL FROM THE PREVIOUS FLT THAT WAS STILL EFFECTIVE. WE COMPLIED WITH ALL OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS -- INCLUDING NOT OPERATING THE AFFECTED SYS DURING OUR FLT. HOWEVER, THE MEL MAY HAVE BEEN INAPPROPRIATELY PLACARDED OR APPLIED.

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.