B777 flight crew is concerned with the MEL procedures used to defer the item.

Attributes
ACN	723218
Time
Date	200701
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
ASRS Report	723218
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

We had MEL; bleed hpsov. The current MEL has a revision bar by a requirement to perform XXX. The signoff from 6 days prior in dfw stated placarded per MEL. Nowhere was there a signoff performed MEL X. We called maintenance and when the mechanic showed up there was no manual to reference. He called and was read the MEL; told us the procedure had been done (who knows how he knew); and there was no requirement to sign it off as performed. Since we don't have a copy of the manual we were stuck taking his word. We were using the MEL in efb format. My laptop would not be any heavier if the manual was on the hard drive also.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 FLT CREW IS CONCERNED WITH THE MEL PROCEDURES USED TO DEFER THE ITEM.

Narrative: WE HAD MEL; BLEED HPSOV. THE CURRENT MEL HAS A REVISION BAR BY A REQUIREMENT TO PERFORM XXX. THE SIGNOFF FROM 6 DAYS PRIOR IN DFW STATED PLACARDED PER MEL. NOWHERE WAS THERE A SIGNOFF PERFORMED MEL X. WE CALLED MAINT AND WHEN THE MECH SHOWED UP THERE WAS NO MANUAL TO REF. HE CALLED AND WAS READ THE MEL; TOLD US THE PROC HAD BEEN DONE (WHO KNOWS HOW HE KNEW); AND THERE WAS NO REQUIREMENT TO SIGN IT OFF AS PERFORMED. SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A COPY OF THE MANUAL WE WERE STUCK TAKING HIS WORD. WE WERE USING THE MEL IN EFB FORMAT. MY LAPTOP WOULD NOT BE ANY HEAVIER IF THE MANUAL WAS ON THE HARD DRIVE ALSO.

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.