Narrative:

During preflight activities in brussels, belgium (ebbr) our maintenance representative was nowhere to be found. In anticipation of his late arrival airman and a&P mechanic. The first officer performed ETOPS maintenance checklist as he had completed or received maintenance training and had been utilized as maintenance earlier in his career with the company. As it was no maintenance representative appeared prior to departure so we left brussels en route to gander and were fueled so as bypass ETOPS airspace altogether and comply with 60 min rule. En route maintenance control was advised of our actions in reference to ETOPS and verbal approval was given to 120 min ETOPS via telephone patch. Aircraft proceeded via ETOPS airspace uneventfully to destination airport with appropriate forms and signoffs completed. On oct/wed/92 I was advised that first officer was probably not certified for this particular type maintenance release. Not being thoroughly knowledgeable with all of our maintenance procedures as it is not a requirement. I feel somewhat led down a promrose path to be told one thing and now being told the FAA may take action against my licenses.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF ACR LGT ACFT OPERATED ACFT WITHOUT APPROPRIATE MAINT SIGNOFF RELEASE FOR ETOPS OPS.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT ACTIVITIES IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (EBBR) OUR MAINT REPRESENTATIVE WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. IN ANTICIPATION OF HIS LATE ARR AIRMAN AND A&P MECH. THE FO PERFORMED ETOPS MAINT CHKLIST AS HE HAD COMPLETED OR RECEIVED MAINT TRAINING AND HAD BEEN UTILIZED AS MAINT EARLIER IN HIS CAREER WITH THE COMPANY. AS IT WAS NO MAINT REPRESENTATIVE APPEARED PRIOR TO DEP SO WE LEFT BRUSSELS ENRTE TO GANDER AND WERE FUELED SO AS BYPASS ETOPS AIRSPACE ALTOGETHER AND COMPLY WITH 60 MIN RULE. ENRTE MAINT CTL WAS ADVISED OF OUR ACTIONS IN REF TO ETOPS AND VERBAL APPROVAL WAS GIVEN TO 120 MIN ETOPS VIA TELEPHONE PATCH. ACFT PROCEEDED VIA ETOPS AIRSPACE UNEVENTFULLY TO DEST ARPT WITH APPROPRIATE FORMS AND SIGNOFFS COMPLETED. ON OCT/WED/92 I WAS ADVISED THAT FO WAS PROBABLY NOT CERTIFIED FOR THIS PARTICULAR TYPE MAINT RELEASE. NOT BEING THOROUGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE WITH ALL OF OUR MAINT PROCS AS IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT. I FEEL SOMEWHAT LED DOWN A PROMROSE PATH TO BE TOLD ONE THING AND NOW BEING TOLD THE FAA MAY TAKE ACTION AGAINST MY LICENSES.

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.