Narrative:

Captain's clock was inoperative. Misread MEL as one could be inoperative.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FOKKER 100 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE CAPT'S CLOCK DEFERRED AS INOP IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL.

Narrative: CAPT'S CLOCK WAS INOP. MISREAD MEL AS ONE COULD BE INOP.

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.