An A320 first officer's dome light was deferred in conflict with the MEL.

Attributes
ACN	658174
Time
Date	200505
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : fcc technician : powerplant
Experience	maintenance technician : 19
ASRS Report	658174
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : coordinator
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Improperly deferred first officer's dome light per MEL 3310A. Found out after departure the first officer's dome light is not deferrable. Notified by maintenance controller. Just missed the note in paragraph B. I need to read the notes closer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 FO'S DOME LIGHT WAS DEFERRED IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL.

Narrative: IMPROPERLY DEFERRED FO'S DOME LIGHT PER MEL 3310A. FOUND OUT AFTER DEP THE FO'S DOME LIGHT IS NOT DEFERRABLE. NOTIFIED BY MAINT CTLR. JUST MISSED THE NOTE IN PARAGRAPH B. I NEED TO READ THE NOTES CLOSER.

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.