B727 crew had improper MEL compliance.

Attributes
ACN	444610
Time
Date	199907
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	444610
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	444614
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Logbook review. After reviewing both the logbook and MEL for a lower rudder indicator problem (placarded inoperative), captain, first officer, and flight engineer satisfied that all checks were complete. In-flight logbook was reviewed again and it was discovered that the check of rudder movement (prior to each flight per MEL) had not been accomplished for our flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD IMPROPER MEL COMPLIANCE.

Narrative: LOGBOOK REVIEW. AFTER REVIEWING BOTH THE LOGBOOK AND MEL FOR A LOWER RUDDER INDICATOR PROB (PLACARDED INOP), CAPT, FO, AND FE SATISFIED THAT ALL CHKS WERE COMPLETE. INFLT LOGBOOK WAS REVIEWED AGAIN AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CHK OF RUDDER MOVEMENT (PRIOR TO EACH FLT PER MEL) HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED FOR OUR FLT.

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.