Mechanic used the wrong terminology in aircraft logbook after clearing an item noted in the aircraft...

Attributes
ACN	195525
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	195515
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I researched problem of EICAS message 'left rev isolation valve.' having thoroughly researched problem with no history I decided it could be an electric 'spike glitch' like the problem spelled out in the fim manual. A time element is at play because of through flight times. I also encountered problems at other gates with other aircraft that called for my attention. I decided 'at gear retraction' it could be a glitch problem so I checked everything on left engine. All okay. Now I operated both left and right engine reversers and performed 'operations test per the large transport maintenance manual.' in the logbook I wrote 'operations checks normal per fim' by mistake while thinking about the fim manual because I was busy checking another aircraft problem out at the same time. Aircraft did fly safely to destination. I do realize I should take a little more time while making an entry in a logbook and to be very careful with each word written in the future. I will remember in the future no matter how busy it gets take 1 aircraft at a time and pay attention to paperwork and to the problem related to that aircraft. Logbook should have been written 'operations checks normal per maintenance manual.' by mistake it was written 'operations checks normal per fim.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MECH USED THE WRONG TERMINOLOGY IN ACFT LOGBOOK AFTER CLRING AN ITEM NOTED IN THE ACFT FIM.

Narrative: I RESEARCHED PROBLEM OF EICAS MESSAGE 'L REV ISOLATION VALVE.' HAVING THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED PROBLEM WITH NO HISTORY I DECIDED IT COULD BE AN ELECTRIC 'SPIKE GLITCH' LIKE THE PROBLEM SPELLED OUT IN THE FIM MANUAL. A TIME ELEMENT IS AT PLAY BECAUSE OF THROUGH FLT TIMES. I ALSO ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS AT OTHER GATES WITH OTHER ACFT THAT CALLED FOR MY ATTN. I DECIDED 'AT GEAR RETRACTION' IT COULD BE A GLITCH PROBLEM SO I CHKED EVERYTHING ON L ENG. ALL OKAY. NOW I OPERATED BOTH L AND R ENG REVERSERS AND PERFORMED 'OPS TEST PER THE LGT MAINT MANUAL.' IN THE LOGBOOK I WROTE 'OPS CHKS NORMAL PER FIM' BY MISTAKE WHILE THINKING ABOUT THE FIM MANUAL BECAUSE I WAS BUSY CHKING ANOTHER ACFT PROBLEM OUT AT THE SAME TIME. ACFT DID FLY SAFELY TO DEST. I DO REALIZE I SHOULD TAKE A LITTLE MORE TIME WHILE MAKING AN ENTRY IN A LOGBOOK AND TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH EACH WORD WRITTEN IN THE FUTURE. I WILL REMEMBER IN THE FUTURE NO MATTER HOW BUSY IT GETS TAKE 1 ACFT AT A TIME AND PAY ATTN TO PAPERWORK AND TO THE PROBLEM RELATED TO THAT ACFT. LOGBOOK SHOULD HAVE BEEN WRITTEN 'OPS CHKS NORMAL PER MAINT MANUAL.' BY MISTAKE IT WAS WRITTEN 'OPS CHKS NORMAL PER FIM.'

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.

Mechanic used the wrong terminology in aircraft logbook after clearing an item noted in the aircraft fim.