Narrative:

We had an aircraft swap/quick turn and I failed to notice MEL 27-60-4; roll spoiler ground modes inoperative; for the outboard spoilers. Additionally; there was no associated MEL sticker next to the flight/taxi switch that would have brought the MEL that was overlooked in the front of the maintenance logbook to my attention. We were cleared onto the runway and per our procedures; the flight/taxi switch is taken from taxi to flight at this time. The roll outbd advisory light did not illuminate and so I presumed we had a spoiler issue and contacted maintenance. They advised that we return to the gate. It was brought to my attention that I wrote up the inboard spoilers as having failed when the correct MEL was already in place. The maintenance personnel cleared the incorrect write-up and the aircraft was then flown with essentially an open write-up. The event occurred as a result of an aircraft swap/quick turn; other distractions; and obviously an incomplete review of the MEL in the front of the book. Additionally; no associated MEL sticker was next to the flight/taxi switch in the flight deck. I was made aware of this event; by a manager; 3 days after the event and as a result of the maintenance individual self reporting.our aircraft was dispatched with roll spoiler ground modes inoperative for the outboard spoilers. Dispatch was queried as to whether the adjustment had been taken and the answer was 'yes'. We had no such indication on our revision 2 of the release but the dispatcher indicated that the correction for the performance data was in place. We were contacted airborne by the dispatcher who informed us that the station had not printed out the latest revision (revision 3) and so we departed with uncorrected data. Current data was provided by SELCAL for landing. The disconnect came when we did not confirm the latest revision to be active while on the ground. Also the late swap/quick turn and miscommunication with dispatch contributed; as we were not in possession of the latest revision to the release. We should have queried dispatch as to the revision number of the release that was being discussed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Q400 was dispatched with an MEL for the Inboard Spoilers inoperative when infact the Outboard were inoperative. The error was discovered after the aircraft departed with an old release.

Narrative: We had an aircraft swap/quick turn and I failed to notice MEL 27-60-4; Roll Spoiler Ground Modes INOP; for the Outboard Spoilers. Additionally; there was no associated MEL sticker next to the Flight/Taxi Switch that would have brought the MEL that was overlooked in the front of the Maintenance Logbook to my attention. We were cleared onto the runway and per our procedures; the FLIGHT/TAXI Switch is taken from Taxi to Flight at this time. The ROLL OUTBD advisory light did not illuminate and so I presumed we had a spoiler issue and contacted Maintenance. They advised that we return to the gate. It was brought to my attention that I wrote up the Inboard Spoilers as having failed when the correct MEL was already in place. The Maintenance personnel cleared the incorrect write-up and the aircraft was then flown with essentially an open write-up. The event occurred as a result of an aircraft swap/quick turn; other distractions; and obviously an incomplete review of the MEL in the front of the book. Additionally; no associated MEL sticker was next to the FLIGHT/Taxi switch in the flight deck. I was made aware of this event; by a Manager; 3 days after the event and as a result of the Maintenance individual self reporting.Our aircraft was dispatched with Roll Spoiler Ground Modes INOP for the Outboard Spoilers. Dispatch was queried as to whether the adjustment had been taken and the answer was 'YES'. We had no such indication on our Revision 2 of the release but the Dispatcher indicated that the correction for the Performance Data was in place. We were contacted airborne by the Dispatcher who informed us that the station had not printed out the latest revision (Revision 3) and so we departed with uncorrected data. Current data was provided by SELCAL for landing. The disconnect came when we did not confirm the latest Revision to be active while on the ground. Also the late swap/Quick Turn and miscommunication with Dispatch contributed; as we were not in possession of the latest revision to the Release. We should have queried Dispatch as to the Revision number of the release that was being discussed.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.