Narrative:

MEL 21-9 cabin pressure control system method 3 was applied for a cabin door seal that fell off. The MEL indicates that the 'flight is conducted unpressurized at or below 10000 ft MSL.' upon conducting the cruise check it occurred to us that the cabin was in fact pressurized. Upon arrival; I consulted maintenance control and it was determined that MEL 21-8 should in fact have been the MEL applied. Maintenance came and rectified the situation by applying MEL 21-8.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SF340 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A DOOR SEAL MISSING PER THE MEL; BUT INCORRECT MEL APPLIED. CREW DISCOVERED ON CRUISE CHK ACFT WAS PRESSURIZED.

Narrative: MEL 21-9 CABIN PRESSURE CTL SYS METHOD 3 WAS APPLIED FOR A CABIN DOOR SEAL THAT FELL OFF. THE MEL INDICATES THAT THE 'FLT IS CONDUCTED UNPRESSURIZED AT OR BELOW 10000 FT MSL.' UPON CONDUCTING THE CRUISE CHK IT OCCURRED TO US THAT THE CABIN WAS IN FACT PRESSURIZED. UPON ARR; I CONSULTED MAINT CTL AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MEL 21-8 SHOULD IN FACT HAVE BEEN THE MEL APPLIED. MAINT CAME AND RECTIFIED THE SITUATION BY APPLYING MEL 21-8.

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.