Narrative:

Aircraft an MD80 xyz upon landing at ZZZ, went fully off runway and traveled approximately 2500 ft parallel to runway 4 ft right of runway before getting back onto runway and taxiing to gate with passenger. Flight abc on jun/thu/00. As crew chief, I and 2 other mechanics and an inspector, all from XXX air carrier maintenance were dispatched to ZZZ to assess the damage to aircraft. Upon completion of all maintenance work, except for engine approach idle to takeoff power, a tire pressure (tp) check which required logbook entry of maintenance release and airworthiness and 3 other minor open items, I contacted wxy wvwv, xzx maintenance coordinator who conference called in cba mpmp, xzx engineer. I expressed my concern about these open items and asked for authority/authorized to defer them and not leave these items open upon leaving ZZZ. I was told the aircraft would be position ferried to XXX and to bring my maintenance paperwork with open items with me on the ferry flight back to XXX which I did, reluctantly. Upon arriving in XXX I had a debriefing with the maintenance manager in XXX who then told me it was illegal for the aircraft to fly with open maintenance items. I was and am upset about being misled by the xzx coordinator who has many yrs experience at that job, and he was the only one who had the authority/authorized to help me close out the paperwork properly.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED ON A MAINT FERRY FLT IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN AND UNANSWERED LOG AND TECHNICIANS WRITE-UPS.

Narrative: ACFT AN MD80 XYZ UPON LNDG AT ZZZ, WENT FULLY OFF RWY AND TRAVELED APPROX 2500 FT PARALLEL TO RWY 4 FT R OF RWY BEFORE GETTING BACK ONTO RWY AND TAXIING TO GATE WITH PAX. FLT ABC ON JUN/THU/00. AS CREW CHIEF, I AND 2 OTHER MECHS AND AN INSPECTOR, ALL FROM XXX ACR MAINT WERE DISPATCHED TO ZZZ TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO ACFT. UPON COMPLETION OF ALL MAINT WORK, EXCEPT FOR ENG APCH IDLE TO TKOF PWR, A TIRE PRESSURE (TP) CHK WHICH REQUIRED LOGBOOK ENTRY OF MAINT RELEASE AND AIRWORTHINESS AND 3 OTHER MINOR OPEN ITEMS, I CONTACTED WXY WVWV, XZX MAINT COORDINATOR WHO CONFERENCE CALLED IN CBA MPMP, XZX ENGINEER. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN ABOUT THESE OPEN ITEMS AND ASKED FOR AUTH TO DEFER THEM AND NOT LEAVE THESE ITEMS OPEN UPON LEAVING ZZZ. I WAS TOLD THE ACFT WOULD BE POS FERRIED TO XXX AND TO BRING MY MAINT PAPERWORK WITH OPEN ITEMS WITH ME ON THE FERRY FLT BACK TO XXX WHICH I DID, RELUCTANTLY. UPON ARRIVING IN XXX I HAD A DEBRIEFING WITH THE MAINT MGR IN XXX WHO THEN TOLD ME IT WAS ILLEGAL FOR THE ACFT TO FLY WITH OPEN MAINT ITEMS. I WAS AND AM UPSET ABOUT BEING MISLED BY THE XZX COORDINATOR WHO HAS MANY YRS EXPERIENCE AT THAT JOB, AND HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD THE AUTH TO HELP ME CLOSE OUT THE PAPERWORK PROPERLY.

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.