Narrative:

#1 oil quantity placarded inoperative was advised that when engine start was complete, indicator would probably work. Visual inspection was needed at destination. Indicator did work. At msy en route stop to hrl maintenance, was not available. Indicator worked, so we pressed on to hrl -- made a visual inspection there and an information write-up as to normal operation of oil quantity indicator. MEL procedure had changed recently and now a visual check before every takeoff must be made. Based on the fact that an indicator worked and no maintenance available, we continued management and flight safety were notified.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT ACR ACFT FAILED TO VISUALLY CHK THE OIL QUANTITY PRIOR TO FLT PER MEL. OIL QUANTITY GAUGE PLACARDED INOP.

Narrative: #1 OIL QUANTITY PLACARDED INOP WAS ADVISED THAT WHEN ENG START WAS COMPLETE, INDICATOR WOULD PROBABLY WORK. VISUAL INSPECTION WAS NEEDED AT DEST. INDICATOR DID WORK. AT MSY ENRTE STOP TO HRL MAINT, WAS NOT AVAILABLE. INDICATOR WORKED, SO WE PRESSED ON TO HRL -- MADE A VISUAL INSPECTION THERE AND AN INFO WRITE-UP AS TO NORMAL OP OF OIL QUANTITY INDICATOR. MEL PROC HAD CHANGED RECENTLY AND NOW A VISUAL CHK BEFORE EVERY TKOF MUST BE MADE. BASED ON THE FACT THAT AN INDICATOR WORKED AND NO MAINT AVAILABLE, WE CONTINUED MGMNT AND FLT SAFETY WERE NOTIFIED.

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.