Narrative:

I reported to the aircraft at mci after an overnight to operate from mci-okc-hou. Aircraft had an MEL item open in the logbook. A single channel of the pitch trim had been written up as inoperative and ok to continue per MEL and a green sticker was on the pitch trim indicator light flight operations manual. After airborne en route to okc, I thought to myself that it was odd that a green sticker was still on the light because the procedure is to change the green sticker to a white sticker (to be done by maintenance) when passing through a maintenance base. The fom specifically stated that if you pass through a maintenance base with a green sticker, you will either get maintenance to clear the problem or change it to a white sticker and enter the item on the dmi page. After going back to the log book, I realized the airplane had been through twice the day before and the item had not been transferred by maintenance to the DME page and a white sticker applied. Here I was flying an airplane in violation of the procedures in the flight operations manual. I decided to fly the airplane on to okc. At okc maintenance was summoned and told the story. The mechanic decided to go back 2 log pages and signed the discrepancy off as 'system operates ok as reported by pilots ok for flight' and dated it the day before (it was working ok). So I was off the hook and also the pilot before me who forgot to get the item transferred to the dmi page. If the mechanic had not done what he did but cleared it, I'm sure I would have been violated.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST ITEM WAS NOT REPAIRED OR WRITTEN OFF IN THE LOG BOOK WHEN ACFT WENT THROUGH A REPAIR STATION. REPORTER DIDN'T NOTICE IT UNTIL ENROUTE. AT NEXT MAINTENANCE BASE STOP THE LOG BOOK WAS CHANGED TO BE LEGAL.

Narrative: I RPTED TO THE ACFT AT MCI AFTER AN OVERNIGHT TO OPERATE FROM MCI-OKC-HOU. ACFT HAD AN MEL ITEM OPEN IN THE LOGBOOK. A SINGLE CHANNEL OF THE PITCH TRIM HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP AS INOP AND OK TO CONTINUE PER MEL AND A GREEN STICKER WAS ON THE PITCH TRIM INDICATOR LIGHT FLT OPS MANUAL. AFTER AIRBORNE ENRTE TO OKC, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT IT WAS ODD THAT A GREEN STICKER WAS STILL ON THE LIGHT BECAUSE THE PROC IS TO CHANGE THE GREEN STICKER TO A WHITE STICKER (TO BE DONE BY MAINT) WHEN PASSING THROUGH A MAINT BASE. THE FOM SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT IF YOU PASS THROUGH A MAINT BASE WITH A GREEN STICKER, YOU WILL EITHER GET MAINT TO CLR THE PROB OR CHANGE IT TO A WHITE STICKER AND ENTER THE ITEM ON THE DMI PAGE. AFTER GOING BACK TO THE LOG BOOK, I REALIZED THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN THROUGH TWICE THE DAY BEFORE AND THE ITEM HAD NOT BEEN TRANSFERRED BY MAINT TO THE DME PAGE AND A WHITE STICKER APPLIED. HERE I WAS FLYING AN AIRPLANE IN VIOLATION OF THE PROCS IN THE FLT OPS MANUAL. I DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE ON TO OKC. AT OKC MAINT WAS SUMMONED AND TOLD THE STORY. THE MECH DECIDED TO GO BACK 2 LOG PAGES AND SIGNED THE DISCREPANCY OFF AS 'SYSTEM OPERATES OK AS RPTED BY PLTS OK FOR FLT' AND DATED IT THE DAY BEFORE (IT WAS WORKING OK). SO I WAS OFF THE HOOK AND ALSO THE PLT BEFORE ME WHO FORGOT TO GET THE ITEM TRANSFERRED TO THE DMI PAGE. IF THE MECH HAD NOT DONE WHAT HE DID BUT CLRED IT, I'M SURE I WOULD HAVE BEEN VIOLATED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.