Narrative:

This pilot inadvertently flew aircraft in an unairworthy condition on a revenue flight leg from ord to stl (flight XXX - - feb/xx/95). Condition occurred because of a misinterp of MEL item 23-15 by maintenance and an illegal deferral of said item.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR INADVERTENTLY FLEW UNAIRWORTHY ACFT.

Narrative: THIS PLT INADVERTENTLY FLEW ACFT IN AN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION ON A REVENUE FLT LEG FROM ORD TO STL (FLT XXX - - FEB/XX/95). CONDITION OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A MISINTERP OF MEL ITEM 23-15 BY MAINT AND AN ILLEGAL DEFERRAL OF SAID ITEM.

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.