An air carrier mechanic was assigned to terminal and line maintenance operations without qualificati...

Attributes
ACN	397679
Time
Date	199804
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	397679
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

All mechanics should be made aware as a line maintenance mechanic you must be release qualified in order to defer aircraft from maintenance. Because of my situation an engineering notice was sent to all ZZZ mechanics of what you must go through in order to legally defer. Upon arrival to ZZZ, I had only worked in aircraft overhaul. ZZZ is a line station and works under different rules. Every mechanic that works a line station is trained in aircraft release procedures and is then qualified to release aircraft. To properly and legally defer aircraft at air carrier you must have completed this course. I worked at ZZZ for 9 months before I could receive this training for which I asked repeatedly for. The whole time in between I was unaware of this policy and had been deferring aircraft maintenance. The computer has a glitch in it and will allow me to do so if I enter my name and file number into the authority/authorized block. This is how I was trained by my fellow mechanics and lead mechanics who also did not know you had to be through this course. I don't feel that I have put any aircraft or passenger at risk for I followed all air carrier references and callouts for each deferral, and contacted all parties that need to be notified of each deferral.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MECH WAS ASSIGNED TO TERMINAL AND LINE MAINT OPS WITHOUT QUALIFICATION TRAINING FOR MAINT RELEASE AUTH.

Narrative: ALL MECHS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE AS A LINE MAINT MECH YOU MUST BE RELEASE QUALIFIED IN ORDER TO DEFER ACFT FROM MAINT. BECAUSE OF MY SIT AN ENGINEERING NOTICE WAS SENT TO ALL ZZZ MECHS OF WHAT YOU MUST GO THROUGH IN ORDER TO LEGALLY DEFER. UPON ARR TO ZZZ, I HAD ONLY WORKED IN ACFT OVERHAUL. ZZZ IS A LINE STATION AND WORKS UNDER DIFFERENT RULES. EVERY MECH THAT WORKS A LINE STATION IS TRAINED IN ACFT RELEASE PROCS AND IS THEN QUALIFIED TO RELEASE ACFT. TO PROPERLY AND LEGALLY DEFER ACFT AT ACR YOU MUST HAVE COMPLETED THIS COURSE. I WORKED AT ZZZ FOR 9 MONTHS BEFORE I COULD RECEIVE THIS TRAINING FOR WHICH I ASKED REPEATEDLY FOR. THE WHOLE TIME IN BTWN I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS POLICY AND HAD BEEN DEFERRING ACFT MAINT. THE COMPUTER HAS A GLITCH IN IT AND WILL ALLOW ME TO DO SO IF I ENTER MY NAME AND FILE NUMBER INTO THE AUTH BLOCK. THIS IS HOW I WAS TRAINED BY MY FELLOW MECHS AND LEAD MECHS WHO ALSO DID NOT KNOW YOU HAD TO BE THROUGH THIS COURSE. I DON'T FEEL THAT I HAVE PUT ANY ACFT OR PAX AT RISK FOR I FOLLOWED ALL ACR REFS AND CALLOUTS FOR EACH DEFERRAL, AND CONTACTED ALL PARTIES THAT NEED TO BE NOTIFIED OF EACH DEFERRAL.

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.

An air carrier mechanic was assigned to terminal and line maintenance operations without qualification training for maintenance release authority/authorized.