MEL. Cdl. Aircraft in unairworthy condition.

Attributes
ACN	299045
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : geg
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	F28 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	299045
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

It was our first scheduled flight of the day, mar/fri/95. Our aircraft, a fokker F-28-mk 1000, had several (5 or 6) items deferred as per the MEL, and air carrier maintenance control. It also had 1 item missing as per the confign deviation list. The captain and I went over these items in our MEL and confign deviation list. We noted our special operational instructions/limitations as indicated in said lists. We flew the aircraft on our scheduled revenue flight from geg to sea for our 3 remaining revenue flts of the day. Unfortunately, because of limitations contained in the MEL/cdl procedures, the aircraft should not have been flown. This was an oversight on our part. No incidents occurred during the day relating to our MEL/cdl items. On that first leg (geg-sea), we had an FAA maintenance/flight inspector in our jumpseat overseeing us. He also failed to notice the discrepancy. To have prevented this oversight, we, should have scrutinized the MEL/cdl better.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEL. CDL. ACFT IN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION.

Narrative: IT WAS OUR FIRST SCHEDULED FLT OF THE DAY, MAR/FRI/95. OUR ACFT, A FOKKER F-28-MK 1000, HAD SEVERAL (5 OR 6) ITEMS DEFERRED AS PER THE MEL, AND ACR MAINT CTL. IT ALSO HAD 1 ITEM MISSING AS PER THE CONFIGN DEV LIST. THE CAPT AND I WENT OVER THESE ITEMS IN OUR MEL AND CONFIGN DEV LIST. WE NOTED OUR SPECIAL OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS/LIMITATIONS AS INDICATED IN SAID LISTS. WE FLEW THE ACFT ON OUR SCHEDULED REVENUE FLT FROM GEG TO SEA FOR OUR 3 REMAINING REVENUE FLTS OF THE DAY. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN THE MEL/CDL PROCS, THE ACFT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FLOWN. THIS WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON OUR PART. NO INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING THE DAY RELATING TO OUR MEL/CDL ITEMS. ON THAT FIRST LEG (GEG-SEA), WE HAD AN FAA MAINT/FLT INSPECTOR IN OUR JUMPSEAT OVERSEEING US. HE ALSO FAILED TO NOTICE THE DISCREPANCY. TO HAVE PREVENTED THIS OVERSIGHT, WE, SHOULD HAVE SCRUTINIZED THE MEL/CDL BETTER.

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.