Flew aircraft without proper maintenance sign off. Assured it was proper.

Attributes
ACN	254829
Time
Date	199310
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jax
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	254829
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft ron'ed at non maintenance station due to maintenance problem. Maintenance problem was corrected and properly signed off but aircraft was not signed off for required 24 hour maintenance release. I advised mechanic at jax that aircraft needed a maintenance release sign off. He told me that the aircraft was properly signed off and was ok for flight. I then called houston maintenance control and told them that I did not think that the aircraft was properly signed off. Houston advised me that aircraft was properly signed off and ok for flight. I then asked houston maintenance control for a second opinion. A maintenance control supervisor was put on the line and assured me that the aircraft was properly signed off. After arriving in houston I found out that maintenance control was not correct. The aircraft was not properly signed off. Thus, this report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLEW ACFT WITHOUT PROPER MAINT SIGN OFF. ASSURED IT WAS PROPER.

Narrative: ACFT RON'ED AT NON MAINT STATION DUE TO MAINT PROB. MAINT PROB WAS CORRECTED AND PROPERLY SIGNED OFF BUT ACFT WAS NOT SIGNED OFF FOR REQUIRED 24 HR MAINT RELEASE. I ADVISED MECH AT JAX THAT ACFT NEEDED A MAINT RELEASE SIGN OFF. HE TOLD ME THAT THE ACFT WAS PROPERLY SIGNED OFF AND WAS OK FOR FLT. I THEN CALLED HOUSTON MAINT CTL AND TOLD THEM THAT I DID NOT THINK THAT THE ACFT WAS PROPERLY SIGNED OFF. HOUSTON ADVISED ME THAT ACFT WAS PROPERLY SIGNED OFF AND OK FOR FLT. I THEN ASKED HOUSTON MAINT CTL FOR A SECOND OPINION. A MAINT CTL SUPVR WAS PUT ON THE LINE AND ASSURED ME THAT THE ACFT WAS PROPERLY SIGNED OFF. AFTER ARRIVING IN HOUSTON I FOUND OUT THAT MAINT CTL WAS NOT CORRECT. THE ACFT WAS NOT PROPERLY SIGNED OFF. THUS, THIS RPT.

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.