Air carrier light transport PIC violates the caveats of the MEL requirements and airworthiness standards unknowingly. Took maintenance control's word.

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Attributes
ACN	264587
Time
Date	199402
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	264587
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

2 related malfunctions were improperly deferred on this aircraft. After questioning this with company maintenance control and being assured deferrals (both on fuel gauge system) were legal, I flew the aircraft on 2 revenue flts. I was then advised the aircraft was grounded for the problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT PIC VIOLATES THE CAVEATS OF THE MEL REQUIREMENTS AND AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS UNKNOWINGLY. TOOK MAINT CTL'S WORD.

Narrative: 2 RELATED MALFUNCTIONS WERE IMPROPERLY DEFERRED ON THIS ACFT. AFTER QUESTIONING THIS WITH COMPANY MAINT CTL AND BEING ASSURED DEFERRALS (BOTH ON FUEL GAUGE SYS) WERE LEGAL, I FLEW THE ACFT ON 2 REVENUE FLTS. I WAS THEN ADVISED THE ACFT WAS GROUNDED FOR THE PROBS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.