Narrative:

Upon review of the flight paperwork, we found the flight release to contain MEL 33-2C, forward galley lower work light inoperative. Unfortunately, the write-up on logbook page entered on oct/mon/04 was deferred in the block for corrective action as MEL #32-2C, as was the yellow release placard on the front of the logbook cover. The problem being that MEL section 32 refers to landing gear, not interior lights and there is no MEL 32-2C. The discrepancy was entered in the log sometime on oct/mon/04 and flew all day on tuesday with the incorrect signoff. We flew the aircraft on tuesday to san.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-900 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A FORWARD GALLEY LIGHT INOP DEFERRED PER THE MEL BUT INCORRECT MEL REF USED IN LOGBOOK AND PLACARD.

Narrative: UPON REVIEW OF THE FLT PAPERWORK, WE FOUND THE FLT RELEASE TO CONTAIN MEL 33-2C, FORWARD GALLEY LOWER WORK LIGHT INOP. UNFORTUNATELY, THE WRITE-UP ON LOGBOOK PAGE ENTERED ON OCT/MON/04 WAS DEFERRED IN THE BLOCK FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION AS MEL #32-2C, AS WAS THE YELLOW RELEASE PLACARD ON THE FRONT OF THE LOGBOOK COVER. THE PROB BEING THAT MEL SECTION 32 REFERS TO LNDG GEAR, NOT INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THERE IS NO MEL 32-2C. THE DISCREPANCY WAS ENTERED IN THE LOG SOMETIME ON OCT/MON/04 AND FLEW ALL DAY ON TUESDAY WITH THE INCORRECT SIGNOFF. WE FLEW THE ACFT ON TUESDAY TO SAN.

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.