MEL requirement. Flight crew climbed too high with an MEL restr listed in the log.

Attributes
ACN	302574
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mci
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent 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 : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	302574
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft was scheduled to depart ord to mci then continue on to den. Original paper work listed engine power management control inoperative. Did not notice any other significant deferral. The maintenance release document listed a pack as inoperative due to poor airflow but the pack operation was considered normal. We failed to notice the inoperative pack deferral which restr us to FL250. We climbed above FL250, reread logbook and became aware of the restr. Descent below FL250 was initiated. All pressurization and airconditioning system operated normally. No abnormal procedures necessary. No orange deferral sticker had been placed on the restr pack. Deferred items should be more easily identifiable and conspicuously placed on the maintenance release document.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEL REQUIREMENT. FLC CLBED TOO HIGH WITH AN MEL RESTR LISTED IN THE LOG.

Narrative: ACFT WAS SCHEDULED TO DEPART ORD TO MCI THEN CONTINUE ON TO DEN. ORIGINAL PAPER WORK LISTED ENG PWR MGMNT CTL INOP. DID NOT NOTICE ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT DEFERRAL. THE MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT LISTED A PACK AS INOP DUE TO POOR AIRFLOW BUT THE PACK OP WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL. WE FAILED TO NOTICE THE INOP PACK DEFERRAL WHICH RESTR US TO FL250. WE CLBED ABOVE FL250, REREAD LOGBOOK AND BECAME AWARE OF THE RESTR. DSCNT BELOW FL250 WAS INITIATED. ALL PRESSURIZATION AND AIRCONDITIONING SYS OPERATED NORMALLY. NO ABNORMAL PROCS NECESSARY. NO ORANGE DEFERRAL STICKER HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE RESTR PACK. DEFERRED ITEMS SHOULD BE MORE EASILY IDENTIFIABLE AND CONSPICUOUSLY PLACED ON THE MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT.

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.