ETOPS signoff for bermuda flight not accomplished.

Attributes
ACN	299284
Time
Date	199503
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 195 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	299285
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	299728
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Mar/xa/95 approximately XA30 received phone call, as assigned reserved, to report to newark airport to fly trip to san juan. This is not my normal trip or normal trip for 757 aircraft. Trip is normally scheduled for 727 aircraft. Copilot called in from north new york. Aircraft originally scheduled for domestic flight and moved at last minute to cover san juan. In rush to move aircraft, preflight, filing, loading, aircraft checks, etc, I verified maintenance checks for airworthiness and other pilot checks, along with ETOPS flight plan information. I overlooked that maintenance had not done the required sign off of maintenance. ETOPS checks flight operated normally, all system operated normally and checked accordingly. In postflt review 4 days later it was discovered that maintenance had not signed off special (automatic) ETOPS check and I failed to note sign off missing. Supplemental information from acn 299728: aircraft released by maintenance for flight and/but aircraft dispatched without ETOPS inspection. I thought it was signed off along with the normal airworthiness signature. Apparently maintenance overlooked the requirement because of a last min aircraft swap. Flight was problem/occurrence free and for only 3 mins was in a 75 min ETOPS realm. The balance was 60 mins or less.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ETOPS SIGNOFF FOR BERMUDA FLT NOT ACCOMPLISHED.

Narrative: MAR/XA/95 APPROX XA30 RECEIVED PHONE CALL, AS ASSIGNED RESERVED, TO RPT TO NEWARK ARPT TO FLY TRIP TO SAN JUAN. THIS IS NOT MY NORMAL TRIP OR NORMAL TRIP FOR 757 ACFT. TRIP IS NORMALLY SCHEDULED FOR 727 ACFT. COPLT CALLED IN FROM N NEW YORK. ACFT ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR DOMESTIC FLT AND MOVED AT LAST MINUTE TO COVER SAN JUAN. IN RUSH TO MOVE ACFT, PREFLT, FILING, LOADING, ACFT CHKS, ETC, I VERIFIED MAINT CHKS FOR AIRWORTHINESS AND OTHER PLT CHKS, ALONG WITH ETOPS FLT PLAN INFO. I OVERLOOKED THAT MAINT HAD NOT DONE THE REQUIRED SIGN OFF OF MAINT. ETOPS CHKS FLT OPERATED NORMALLY, ALL SYS OPERATED NORMALLY AND CHKED ACCORDINGLY. IN POSTFLT REVIEW 4 DAYS LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MAINT HAD NOT SIGNED OFF SPECIAL (AUTOMATIC) ETOPS CHK AND I FAILED TO NOTE SIGN OFF MISSING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 299728: ACFT RELEASED BY MAINT FOR FLT AND/BUT ACFT DISPATCHED WITHOUT ETOPS INSPECTION. I THOUGHT IT WAS SIGNED OFF ALONG WITH THE NORMAL AIRWORTHINESS SIGNATURE. APPARENTLY MAINT OVERLOOKED THE REQUIREMENT BECAUSE OF A LAST MIN ACFT SWAP. FLT WAS PROB/OCCURRENCE FREE AND FOR ONLY 3 MINS WAS IN A 75 MIN ETOPS REALM. THE BAL WAS 60 MINS OR LESS.

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.