Narrative:

On feb/fri/00, issued a MEL/cdl 52-40-05 enabling maintenance to remove a ground pneumatic connection door and fly with performance penalty per MEL/cdl revision #56 revised jul/wed/99, and FAA approved jan/tue/00 (pmi 'primary FAA maintenance inspection' abc xyz). This was a newly revised MEL/cdl. There was a question as to MEL/cdl effectively for the 700/800 fleet, due to previous revision not including the 700/800's. Company engineering department was contacted and also company dispatch. All approved/agreed that the way the MEL/cdl read revised, aircraft could be dispatched under cdl 52-40-05, and so it was. Now 6 days later I am being told there was a mistake on revision and that it is currently being addressed per company and FAA policy. This revised document was/is my authority/authorized to release aircraft under MEL/cdl. Even though there was a question about the revision (FAA approved and company released/approved). So aircraft was dispatched. Currently I am told manual/document is being addressed/corrected for this revision error. Also aircraft's deferred item has been addressed and cdl has been removed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE PNEUMATIC ACCESS DOOR REMOVED AND DEFERRED PER THE MEL WHICH LATER WAS FOUND IN ERROR.

Narrative: ON FEB/FRI/00, ISSUED A MEL/CDL 52-40-05 ENABLING MAINT TO REMOVE A GND PNEUMATIC CONNECTION DOOR AND FLY WITH PERFORMANCE PENALTY PER MEL/CDL REVISION #56 REVISED JUL/WED/99, AND FAA APPROVED JAN/TUE/00 (PMI 'PRIMARY FAA MAINT INSPECTION' ABC XYZ). THIS WAS A NEWLY REVISED MEL/CDL. THERE WAS A QUESTION AS TO MEL/CDL EFFECTIVELY FOR THE 700/800 FLEET, DUE TO PREVIOUS REVISION NOT INCLUDING THE 700/800'S. COMPANY ENGINEERING DEPT WAS CONTACTED AND ALSO COMPANY DISPATCH. ALL APPROVED/AGREED THAT THE WAY THE MEL/CDL READ REVISED, ACFT COULD BE DISPATCHED UNDER CDL 52-40-05, AND SO IT WAS. NOW 6 DAYS LATER I AM BEING TOLD THERE WAS A MISTAKE ON REVISION AND THAT IT IS CURRENTLY BEING ADDRESSED PER COMPANY AND FAA POLICY. THIS REVISED DOCUMENT WAS/IS MY AUTH TO RELEASE ACFT UNDER MEL/CDL. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE REVISION (FAA APPROVED AND COMPANY RELEASED/APPROVED). SO ACFT WAS DISPATCHED. CURRENTLY I AM TOLD MANUAL/DOCUMENT IS BEING ADDRESSED/CORRECTED FOR THIS REVISION ERROR. ALSO ACFT'S DEFERRED ITEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED AND CDL HAS BEEN REMOVED.

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.