Narrative:

Upon arriving at the aircraft I saw a write up that said the leading edge devices transit warning light was on when the flaps are extended. During taxi out I saw one of the slats was not extended and confirmed the transit lights on the forward and overhead panels. The slat then appeared to fix itself and the slat looked in normal position and the forward and overhead panels agreed. During cruise I forgot that we had a flap problem because I thought it had corrected itself. However, because the write up was not signed off, I was still restr to 300 KIAS according to the MEL. We completed the engine readings at .74 mach which was too high an airspeed for the flap problem. We inadvertently flew .74 mach thinking that the problem was fixed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIC FAILS TO ADHERE TO AIRLINE OPERATIONAL PROC REGARDING ACFT CONFIGN IN A SPD DEV.

Narrative: UPON ARRIVING AT THE ACFT I SAW A WRITE UP THAT SAID THE LEADING EDGE DEVICES TRANSIT WARNING LIGHT WAS ON WHEN THE FLAPS ARE EXTENDED. DURING TAXI OUT I SAW ONE OF THE SLATS WAS NOT EXTENDED AND CONFIRMED THE TRANSIT LIGHTS ON THE FORWARD AND OVERHEAD PANELS. THE SLAT THEN APPEARED TO FIX ITSELF AND THE SLAT LOOKED IN NORMAL POS AND THE FORWARD AND OVERHEAD PANELS AGREED. DURING CRUISE I FORGOT THAT WE HAD A FLAP PROB BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT HAD CORRECTED ITSELF. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE WRITE UP WAS NOT SIGNED OFF, I WAS STILL RESTR TO 300 KIAS ACCORDING TO THE MEL. WE COMPLETED THE ENG READINGS AT .74 MACH WHICH WAS TOO HIGH AN AIRSPD FOR THE FLAP PROB. WE INADVERTENTLY FLEW .74 MACH THINKING THAT THE PROB WAS FIXED.

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.