Flight crew of carj departs with incomplete text of MEL item. Fail to follow operational restrs.

Attributes
ACN	687593
Time
Date	200602
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : chs.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	687593
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	687594
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

During the acceptance check; the main landing gear bay overheat would not test. The first officer reported that a piece of the fire detect loop was missing from the right wheel bin. I called the flight attendant and told her to hold boarding. I next called dispatch and told him the problem and requested to speak with maintenance. The maintenance controller said it could be deferred and talked me through the deferral. My phone then cut off as we finished. I read the MEL 26-14-01 and the supplement. The problem is; I did not turn the page after item #5 since there was a large blank area and I thought that was the end of the supplement. I also failed to leave the gear down for 10 mins per the MEL. En route to cvg; I was called via atl radio to call my dispatcher once on the ground. I felt rushed to get out on time. Early morning; poor light; but simply being self-rushed and not reading the MEL and slowing down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF CARJ DEPARTS WITH INCOMPLETE TEXT OF MEL ITEM. FAIL TO FOLLOW OPERATIONAL RESTRS.

Narrative: DURING THE ACCEPTANCE CHK; THE MAIN LNDG GEAR BAY OVERHEAT WOULD NOT TEST. THE FO RPTED THAT A PIECE OF THE FIRE DETECT LOOP WAS MISSING FROM THE R WHEEL BIN. I CALLED THE FLT ATTENDANT AND TOLD HER TO HOLD BOARDING. I NEXT CALLED DISPATCH AND TOLD HIM THE PROB AND REQUESTED TO SPEAK WITH MAINT. THE MAINT CTLR SAID IT COULD BE DEFERRED AND TALKED ME THROUGH THE DEFERRAL. MY PHONE THEN CUT OFF AS WE FINISHED. I READ THE MEL 26-14-01 AND THE SUPPLEMENT. THE PROB IS; I DID NOT TURN THE PAGE AFTER ITEM #5 SINCE THERE WAS A LARGE BLANK AREA AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE END OF THE SUPPLEMENT. I ALSO FAILED TO LEAVE THE GEAR DOWN FOR 10 MINS PER THE MEL. ENRTE TO CVG; I WAS CALLED VIA ATL RADIO TO CALL MY DISPATCHER ONCE ON THE GND. I FELT RUSHED TO GET OUT ON TIME. EARLY MORNING; POOR LIGHT; BUT SIMPLY BEING SELF-RUSHED AND NOT READING THE MEL AND SLOWING DOWN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.