Air carrier flight crew failed to read the MEL completely. Aircraft was dispatched with rudder indicator placarded inoperative, no MEL restr on the flight plan, however MEL showed a restr altitude.

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Attributes
ACN	347490
Time
Date	199607
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gtf
State Reference	MT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	347490
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Rudder indicator was placarded inoperative. Rudder visual check was made and index worked ok. There was no MEL restr listed on the flight plan and we went to our cruise altitude of FL350. On our next leg, the flight plan listed an altitude restr, and at this point, we realized that we did not read the entire MEL items that were applicable. Don't rely on just one person to check the MEL.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC FAILED TO READ THE MEL COMPLETELY. ACFT WAS DISPATCHED WITH RUDDER INDICATOR PLACARDED INOP, NO MEL RESTR ON THE FLT PLAN, HOWEVER MEL SHOWED A RESTR ALT.

Narrative: RUDDER INDICATOR WAS PLACARDED INOP. RUDDER VISUAL CHK WAS MADE AND INDEX WORKED OK. THERE WAS NO MEL RESTR LISTED ON THE FLT PLAN AND WE WENT TO OUR CRUISE ALT OF FL350. ON OUR NEXT LEG, THE FLT PLAN LISTED AN ALT RESTR, AND AT THIS POINT, WE REALIZED THAT WE DID NOT READ THE ENTIRE MEL ITEMS THAT WERE APPLICABLE. DON'T RELY ON JUST ONE PERSON TO CHK THE MEL.

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.