A DC10-10 was dispatched with an engine anti-ice valve deferred as inoperative but improperly placar...

Attributes
ACN	382409
Time
Date	199710
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	382409
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft xx arrived in hnl with #1 engine anti-ice valve pops circuit breaker. I inadvertently placarded anti-ice valve inoperative per MEL xx-a. I should have used xx-B. I was notified of the mistake after aircraft xx was in-flight to lax.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10-10 WAS DISPATCHED WITH AN ENG ANTI-ICE VALVE DEFERRED AS INOP BUT IMPROPERLY PLACARDED.

Narrative: ACFT XX ARRIVED IN HNL WITH #1 ENG ANTI-ICE VALVE POPS CIRCUIT BREAKER. I INADVERTENTLY PLACARDED ANTI-ICE VALVE INOP PER MEL XX-A. I SHOULD HAVE USED XX-B. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MISTAKE AFTER ACFT XX WAS INFLT TO LAX.

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.

A DC10-10 was dispatched with an engine anti-ice valve deferred as inoperative but improperly placarded.