A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance without the required MEL boarded.

Attributes
ACN	577338
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	577338
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	577337
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Preflight accomplished, but maintenance was on aircraft fixing squawk for flight attendant interphone. No open mels. Maintenance completed and departed. Uneventful flight to ZZZ. Kept same plane for flight to ZZZ1. Had reverser problem on landing at ZZZ1 and was unable to find MEL in cockpit at completion of flight. Notified technician services and ZZZ1 operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITHOUT THE REQUIRED MEL BOARDED.

Narrative: PREFLT ACCOMPLISHED, BUT MAINT WAS ON ACFT FIXING SQUAWK FOR FLT ATTENDANT INTERPHONE. NO OPEN MELS. MAINT COMPLETED AND DEPARTED. UNEVENTFUL FLT TO ZZZ. KEPT SAME PLANE FOR FLT TO ZZZ1. HAD REVERSER PROB ON LNDG AT ZZZ1 AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND MEL IN COCKPIT AT COMPLETION OF FLT. NOTIFIED TECHNICIAN SVCS AND ZZZ1 OPS.

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.