Narrative:

Aircraft was parked at the center hard stand spot next to the general purpose bldg. Cockpit received pushback clearance from ground control. During the pushback an electrical problem was discovered requiring maintenance action. The pushback crew was notified that we needed to return to our original hard stand position. The pushback was stopped on an active taxiway (F). Moments later a maintenance person entered the cockpit via the aft airstairs. He stated the required maintenance action would be completed shortly. He was informed by the captain that the aircraft was not authority/authorized to stop at its current position. Ground control was notified of the situation. A few mins later maintenance was completed and the aircraft departed the area. Unauthorized maintenance had been done on a taxiway. Crew was unable to stop same.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER PUSHBACK ACR LGT MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY WAS DISCOVERED, MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY WAS COMPLETED WITH ACFT ON THE TXWY.

Narrative: ACFT WAS PARKED AT THE CENTER HARD STAND SPOT NEXT TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE BLDG. COCKPIT RECEIVED PUSHBACK CLRNC FROM GND CTL. DURING THE PUSHBACK AN ELECTRICAL PROB WAS DISCOVERED REQUIRING MAINT ACTION. THE PUSHBACK CREW WAS NOTIFIED THAT WE NEEDED TO RETURN TO OUR ORIGINAL HARD STAND POS. THE PUSHBACK WAS STOPPED ON AN ACTIVE TXWY (F). MOMENTS LATER A MAINT PERSON ENTERED THE COCKPIT VIA THE AFT AIRSTAIRS. HE STATED THE REQUIRED MAINT ACTION WOULD BE COMPLETED SHORTLY. HE WAS INFORMED BY THE CAPT THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT AUTH TO STOP AT ITS CURRENT POS. GND CTL WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION. A FEW MINS LATER MAINT WAS COMPLETED AND THE ACFT DEPARTED THE AREA. UNAUTH MAINT HAD BEEN DONE ON A TXWY. CREW WAS UNABLE TO STOP SAME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.