Narrative:

Approximately XA00; a freighter flight was delayed due to a cargo net widgen attachment hardware failure. I removed the net for replacement. We had a parts stock deficiency so the aircraft needed MEL'ing. I MEL'ed the item but in doing so; I mistook the placarding requirement to mean the permanently affixed placard which remains on the logbook at all times. This mistake was due to the fact that I was working under time constraints and on an air traffic area chapter 2500 item I thought was covered by present placarding. My decision to omit placarding was based on the belief that the permanent placard covered this item. I was wrong. I will continue to make every effort to prevent this type of error from happening in the future.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-200 HAD A CARGO RETAINING NET REMOVED DUE TO A FAILED FITTING. ITEM WAS DEFERRED PER THE MEL; BUT NOT PLACARDED PER SPECIAL PROCS.

Narrative: APPROX XA00; A FREIGHTER FLT WAS DELAYED DUE TO A CARGO NET WIDGEN ATTACHMENT HARDWARE FAILURE. I REMOVED THE NET FOR REPLACEMENT. WE HAD A PARTS STOCK DEFICIENCY SO THE ACFT NEEDED MEL'ING. I MEL'ED THE ITEM BUT IN DOING SO; I MISTOOK THE PLACARDING REQUIREMENT TO MEAN THE PERMANENTLY AFFIXED PLACARD WHICH REMAINS ON THE LOGBOOK AT ALL TIMES. THIS MISTAKE WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS WORKING UNDER TIME CONSTRAINTS AND ON AN ATA CHAPTER 2500 ITEM I THOUGHT WAS COVERED BY PRESENT PLACARDING. MY DECISION TO OMIT PLACARDING WAS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT THE PERMANENT PLACARD COVERED THIS ITEM. I WAS WRONG. I WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF ERROR FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.