Narrative:

The captain's map light was not working. Maintenance was called to repair. They were unable, so the item was MEL'ed. I was distraction by the boarding of the aircraft and coordinating with the operations agent and did not call dispatch to add the item to the release.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 CAPT RPTED THAT HE DID NOT ADD AN ITEM TO THE MEL BEFORE DEP FROM LAS.

Narrative: THE CAPT'S MAP LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. MAINT WAS CALLED TO REPAIR. THEY WERE UNABLE, SO THE ITEM WAS MEL'ED. I WAS DISTR BY THE BOARDING OF THE ACFT AND COORDINATING WITH THE OPS AGENT AND DID NOT CALL DISPATCH TO ADD THE ITEM TO THE RELEASE.

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.