MD80 flight crew has a non compliance with an MEL.

Attributes
ACN	718550
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll ground : parked ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	718550
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	718545
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Went through pre-start checks with captain on aircraft and sent fuel load via ACARS checking fuel gauge against flight plan. The fuel gauges -- left; right; and center -- were working perfectly; and this caused me to completely forget the outstanding write-ups noted previously; which required the right tank to be emptied; refilled; and stick checked. This was never performed; and we proceeded to ZZZ uneventfully. The gauges worked perfectly the entire flight; and the fuel logs recorded uneventfully. While taxiing into ZZZ just prior to gate arrival; the right fuel gauge and totalizer went blank; and I went 'oh no;' knowing full well I had forgotten to make sure the MEL requirements were met back in mem. The captain and I did everything we could to make a nearly unmanageable mem operation get our passenger to dfw on time (which we did accomplish; despite everything -- arriving 2 mins early at dfw); but we both were distraught to discover we had failed to comply with the MEL requirement. Our inability to comply with this crucial requirement resulted directly from mem operation's failure to comply with our directive the night prior; and I believe I tried to do too many things at once in order to make the event happen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS A NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN MEL.

Narrative: WENT THROUGH PRE-START CHKS WITH CAPT ON ACFT AND SENT FUEL LOAD VIA ACARS CHKING FUEL GAUGE AGAINST FLT PLAN. THE FUEL GAUGES -- L; R; AND CTR -- WERE WORKING PERFECTLY; AND THIS CAUSED ME TO COMPLETELY FORGET THE OUTSTANDING WRITE-UPS NOTED PREVIOUSLY; WHICH REQUIRED THE R TANK TO BE EMPTIED; REFILLED; AND STICK CHKED. THIS WAS NEVER PERFORMED; AND WE PROCEEDED TO ZZZ UNEVENTFULLY. THE GAUGES WORKED PERFECTLY THE ENTIRE FLT; AND THE FUEL LOGS RECORDED UNEVENTFULLY. WHILE TAXIING INTO ZZZ JUST PRIOR TO GATE ARR; THE R FUEL GAUGE AND TOTALIZER WENT BLANK; AND I WENT 'OH NO;' KNOWING FULL WELL I HAD FORGOTTEN TO MAKE SURE THE MEL REQUIREMENTS WERE MET BACK IN MEM. THE CAPT AND I DID EVERYTHING WE COULD TO MAKE A NEARLY UNMANAGEABLE MEM OP GET OUR PAX TO DFW ON TIME (WHICH WE DID ACCOMPLISH; DESPITE EVERYTHING -- ARRIVING 2 MINS EARLY AT DFW); BUT WE BOTH WERE DISTRAUGHT TO DISCOVER WE HAD FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE MEL REQUIREMENT. OUR INABILITY TO COMPLY WITH THIS CRUCIAL REQUIREMENT RESULTED DIRECTLY FROM MEM OP'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH OUR DIRECTIVE THE NIGHT PRIOR; AND I BELIEVE I TRIED TO DO TOO MANY THINGS AT ONCE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE EVENT HAPPEN.

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.