Illegal logbook entry and aircraft dispatch.

Attributes
ACN	257387
Time
Date	199311
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	257387
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Incorrect logbook entries and signoff of an emergency exit sign on the upper deck emergency exit. Aircraft arrived at XX10 on nov/mon/93. An FAA inspector noticed the placards were missing on the upper deck emergency exit on the right side of the aircraft. This is a no-go item. I informed my supervisor and maintenance control.. We did not have the required placards at the station. Maintenance control said they would contact engineering and see if it was required. About an hour went by and it was just about go time when the radio conversation got hot on the placard again and we were told that the placards did not apply to this aircraft, and that a facsimile was being sent to indicate this. My supervisor told me that he had read the facsimile and it did say the placards were not required. I asked if I could see the facsimile and he said it was still over in the main office, but it did say that the placards were not required and it would be ok to sign the logbook off saying not required. I did, and the aircraft was dispatched. Then, the next day, nov/tue/93 I found out that there was no facsimile and the placards were required.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ILLEGAL LOGBOOK ENTRY AND ACFT DISPATCH.

Narrative: INCORRECT LOGBOOK ENTRIES AND SIGNOFF OF AN EMER EXIT SIGN ON THE UPPER DECK EMER EXIT. ACFT ARRIVED AT XX10 ON NOV/MON/93. AN FAA INSPECTOR NOTICED THE PLACARDS WERE MISSING ON THE UPPER DECK EMER EXIT ON THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT. THIS IS A NO-GO ITEM. I INFORMED MY SUPVR AND MAINT CTL.. WE DID NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED PLACARDS AT THE STATION. MAINT CTL SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ENGINEERING AND SEE IF IT WAS REQUIRED. ABOUT AN HR WENT BY AND IT WAS JUST ABOUT GO TIME WHEN THE RADIO CONVERSATION GOT HOT ON THE PLACARD AGAIN AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PLACARDS DID NOT APPLY TO THIS ACFT, AND THAT A FAX WAS BEING SENT TO INDICATE THIS. MY SUPVR TOLD ME THAT HE HAD READ THE FAX AND IT DID SAY THE PLACARDS WERE NOT REQUIRED. I ASKED IF I COULD SEE THE FAX AND HE SAID IT WAS STILL OVER IN THE MAIN OFFICE, BUT IT DID SAY THAT THE PLACARDS WERE NOT REQUIRED AND IT WOULD BE OK TO SIGN THE LOGBOOK OFF SAYING NOT REQUIRED. I DID, AND THE ACFT WAS DISPATCHED. THEN, THE NEXT DAY, NOV/TUE/93 I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NO FAX AND THE PLACARDS WERE REQUIRED.

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.