Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200; Flight Crew Total 24000; Flight Crew Type 10000
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural MEL / CDL; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft; Company Policy; Procedure
Reviewing my flight plan I noticed in the MEL item info on first page of flight plan an MEL item referring only to a 'root fillet fairing' and no other items.  Researching the item listed I came across another MEL item of far worse consequences; stating the flight control position indicator in the cockpit was unreliable and contained a long and potentially dangerous preflight check for the flight crew to perform.  This plane should not have been in service for 3 days with this problem.
A319 Captain reports being dispatched with an MEL for a root fillet fairing which states the flight control position indicator in the cockpit was unreliable and contained a long and potentially dangerous preflight check.