An md-80 captain was later informed by his first officer that the aircraft they had just flown was later grounded by FAA inspector for maintenance irregularities regarding an earlier cdl release by maintenance.

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Attributes
ACN	760055
Time
Date	200710
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	760055
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Deviation from procedure/regulation logbook. We flew from ZZZ1 to ZZZ2 and back to ZZZ1. The first officer I was flying with had just called me and told me that the first officer that was flying the next flight told him that they had an FAA inspector on their flight and that the inspector told him that the MEL was not complied with for cdl 57-X. He told them that maintenance had removed more than just the metal slat seal from the wing and the aircraft was grounded until it was fixed. When I flew this aircraft; I did not know that they did not remove the slat seal as per the maintenance manual procedure for cdl 57-X. I have copied the aircraft maintenance log for the write-up and it is below. 'Slat segment seal binding between first 2 slats on right wing. Slat segment metal seal missing between zero and slat 1 r-hand side.' callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated he heard that maintenance did not re-install an access panel after removing the slat seal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD-80 CAPTAIN WAS LATER INFORMED BY HIS FO THAT THE ACFT THEY HAD JUST FLOWN WAS LATER GROUNDED BY FAA INSPECTOR FOR MAINT IRREGULARITIES REGARDING AN EARLIER CDL RELEASE BY MAINT.

Narrative: DEV FROM PROC/REG LOGBOOK. WE FLEW FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ2 AND BACK TO ZZZ1. THE FO I WAS FLYING WITH HAD JUST CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THE FO THAT WAS FLYING THE NEXT FLT TOLD HIM THAT THEY HAD AN FAA INSPECTOR ON THEIR FLT AND THAT THE INSPECTOR TOLD HIM THAT THE MEL WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH FOR CDL 57-X. HE TOLD THEM THAT MAINT HAD REMOVED MORE THAN JUST THE METAL SLAT SEAL FROM THE WING AND THE ACFT WAS GROUNDED UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. WHEN I FLEW THIS ACFT; I DID NOT KNOW THAT THEY DID NOT REMOVE THE SLAT SEAL AS PER THE MAINT MANUAL PROC FOR CDL 57-X. I HAVE COPIED THE ACFT MAINT LOG FOR THE WRITE-UP AND IT IS BELOW. 'SLAT SEGMENT SEAL BINDING BTWN FIRST 2 SLATS ON R WING. SLAT SEGMENT METAL SEAL MISSING BTWN ZERO AND SLAT 1 R-HAND SIDE.' CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED HE HEARD THAT MAINT DID NOT RE-INSTALL AN ACCESS PANEL AFTER REMOVING THE SLAT SEAL.

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.