Narrative:

We were dispatched with a wing anti-ice valve inoperative. Part of the MEL required the crew to verify that the wing anti-ice valve was visible on the system screen prior to takeoff. We performed the check and verification. I now find out that the valve was not secured open; which means we must have confused the valve indications on our verification. Perhaps this check should be made by maintenance prior to each departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 crew reported that their aircraft had wing anti-ice valve MEL'ed inoperative and required to be secured in the open position. The crew determined later that the valve was not in the open position but they identified an incorrect valve as open on the system screen.

Narrative: We were dispatched with a wing anti-ice valve inoperative. Part of the MEL required the crew to verify that the wing anti-ice valve was visible on the system screen prior to takeoff. We performed the check and verification. I now find out that the valve was not secured open; which means we must have confused the valve indications on our verification. Perhaps this check should be made by Maintenance prior to each departure.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.