A B737-700 crew logged deicing at previous station, but failed to get MEL deferral on required inspe...

Attributes
ACN	567604
Time
Date	200212
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	Snow
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	567604
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Chart Or Publication Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Situations
Publication	Flt Ops Manual

Narrative:

After deicing at ZZZ with type 1 and type 4 fluid, I failed to get MEL 27-99 before takeoff. I didn't realize the error until we were about over pittsburgh and flight control got out the flight handbook bulletin. By that time, the only thing to do was put the fact that we had deiced with type 4 fluid in the logbook. Then we sent a commercial radio message to dispatch asking them to forward it to maintenance. I was aware of the 270 KT restr, and we did adhere to that, but didn't remember the requirement to get the MEL. Things were pretty hectic. First, it took over 20 mins just to push back from the gate, because the tug was fishtailing on the slush. Then, ground asked us if we would be blocking a taxiway during deicing and we said no on the advice of the pushback crew. Finally, the tug could get no more traction, so he had to unhook early and we started deicing though we were partially blocking the taxiway. This doesn't have anything to do with not getting the MEL, but it did raise the stress level.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 CREW LOGGED DEICING AT PREVIOUS STATION, BUT FAILED TO GET MEL DEFERRAL ON REQUIRED INSPECTION AND CLEANING.

Narrative: AFTER DEICING AT ZZZ WITH TYPE 1 AND TYPE 4 FLUID, I FAILED TO GET MEL 27-99 BEFORE TKOF. I DIDN'T REALIZE THE ERROR UNTIL WE WERE ABOUT OVER PITTSBURGH AND FLT CTL GOT OUT THE FLT HANDBOOK BULLETIN. BY THAT TIME, THE ONLY THING TO DO WAS PUT THE FACT THAT WE HAD DEICED WITH TYPE 4 FLUID IN THE LOGBOOK. THEN WE SENT A COMMERCIAL RADIO MESSAGE TO DISPATCH ASKING THEM TO FORWARD IT TO MAINT. I WAS AWARE OF THE 270 KT RESTR, AND WE DID ADHERE TO THAT, BUT DIDN'T REMEMBER THE REQUIREMENT TO GET THE MEL. THINGS WERE PRETTY HECTIC. FIRST, IT TOOK OVER 20 MINS JUST TO PUSH BACK FROM THE GATE, BECAUSE THE TUG WAS FISHTAILING ON THE SLUSH. THEN, GND ASKED US IF WE WOULD BE BLOCKING A TXWY DURING DEICING AND WE SAID NO ON THE ADVICE OF THE PUSHBACK CREW. FINALLY, THE TUG COULD GET NO MORE TRACTION, SO HE HAD TO UNHOOK EARLY AND WE STARTED DEICING THOUGH WE WERE PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE TXWY. THIS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH NOT GETTING THE MEL, BUT IT DID RAISE THE STRESS LEVEL.

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.

A B737-700 crew logged deicing at previous station, but failed to get MEL deferral on required inspection and cleaning.