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When cleared to a higher altitude; a crj flight crew failed to comply with an MEL bleed restriction; realizing it only the following day.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 982021 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201111 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pneumatic System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural MEL |
Narrative:
We received a climb clearance above our filed FL240 and just forgot about our MEL restriction of FL250. The flight was completed normally. We didn't even realize our error until the return flight and the only thing that triggered that was when we were cleared to FL250 which reminded me of the restriction.forgetting is human nature and I am no more immune than another. Unfortunately; this time it resulted in a breach of a limitation. We flew the same aircraft all day yesterday without incident and today remembered the proper procedure to change the bleeds; just forgot about the altitude restriction.I do want to point out that while today is day four of the pairing it is only day four of six for me and I commute; so this trip is continuous. I was not in a rush to get home; in fact I'm on my way to the hotel now.the maintenance on the aircraft in the airline X system is slipping. Eight of 13 aircraft have mels on them that require crew action; sometimes significant and detailed crew action; i.e. The fuel quantity indicators. That is more than 60% of our fleet in ZZZ; not including the nefs [(not essential for flight) items]. If you want to include the nefs it would be all but one of the fleet.our crews are getting MEL fatigue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When cleared to a higher altitude; a CRJ flight crew failed to comply with an MEL bleed restriction; realizing it only the following day.
Narrative: We received a climb clearance above our filed FL240 and just forgot about our MEL restriction of FL250. The flight was completed normally. We didn't even realize our error until the return flight and the only thing that triggered that was when we were cleared to FL250 which reminded me of the restriction.Forgetting is human nature and I am no more immune than another. Unfortunately; this time it resulted in a breach of a limitation. We flew the same aircraft all day yesterday without incident and today remembered the proper procedure to change the bleeds; just forgot about the altitude restriction.I do want to point out that while today is day four of the pairing it is only day four of six for me and I commute; so this trip is continuous. I was NOT in a rush to get home; in fact I'm on my way to the hotel now.The maintenance on the aircraft in the Airline X system is slipping. Eight of 13 aircraft have MELs on them that require crew action; sometimes significant and detailed crew action; i.e. the fuel quantity indicators. That is more than 60% of our fleet in ZZZ; not including the NEFs [(Not Essential for Flight) items]. If you want to include the NEFs it would be all but one of the fleet.Our crews are getting MEL fatigue.
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.