An air carrier F-100 flew past the end on an applicable time on an MEL item.

Attributes
ACN	267369
Time
Date	199404
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	267369
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 9200 flight time type : 57
ASRS Report	267604
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

F-100 was dispatched from clt to myr on mar/thu/94 with MEL #22-xy yaw damper channel 1 inoperative. MEL only requires one channel to be working. We flew the airplane from clt to myr for overnight, then on apr/fri/94 flew from myr to clt to dtw and dtw to clt. Dispatch called after I had arrived in clt at termination and advised me that the MEL had a time limit and expired on mar/thu/94 and that my 3 legs on the fri of april were possible violations. I was not aware of this until the dispatcher told me. Supplemental information from acn 267604: we did not check to see at what date and time the MEL expired. The MEL had an expiration date of 3/thu/94 at 2400 hours. I know we are the last link in the chain and are responsible for everything. I want to point out that all support leading to this problem was nonexistent. Maintenance control should have picked us up. The dispatcher should have picked this up in his preparation of the release.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR F-100 FLEW PAST THE END ON AN APPLICABLE TIME ON AN MEL ITEM.

Narrative: F-100 WAS DISPATCHED FROM CLT TO MYR ON MAR/THU/94 WITH MEL #22-XY YAW DAMPER CHANNEL 1 INOP. MEL ONLY REQUIRES ONE CHANNEL TO BE WORKING. WE FLEW THE AIRPLANE FROM CLT TO MYR FOR OVERNIGHT, THEN ON APR/FRI/94 FLEW FROM MYR TO CLT TO DTW AND DTW TO CLT. DISPATCH CALLED AFTER I HAD ARRIVED IN CLT AT TERMINATION AND ADVISED ME THAT THE MEL HAD A TIME LIMIT AND EXPIRED ON MAR/THU/94 AND THAT MY 3 LEGS ON THE FRI OF APRIL WERE POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS UNTIL THE DISPATCHER TOLD ME. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 267604: WE DID NOT CHK TO SEE AT WHAT DATE AND TIME THE MEL EXPIRED. THE MEL HAD AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 3/THU/94 AT 2400 HRS. I KNOW WE ARE THE LAST LINK IN THE CHAIN AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ALL SUPPORT LEADING TO THIS PROB WAS NONEXISTENT. MAINT CTL SHOULD HAVE PICKED US UP. THE DISPATCHER SHOULD HAVE PICKED THIS UP IN HIS PREPARATION OF THE RELEASE.

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.