An air carrier IOE flight departs without a proper release from a non maintenance station.

Attributes
ACN	496240
Time
Date	200012
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	496240
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On a previous leg, sea-sna, the TCASII system failed. We planned on getting an amended release using our company's flight crew placard procedures. Unfortunately, the aircraft did not have any of the required stickers. We contacted maintenance and made the write-up in the logbook. On descent into sna, the TCASII started working. We discussed this with maintenance and elected to call contract maintenance and continue deferring the item since it was now in the logbook. Maintenance signed off the logbook and we departed uneventfully. However, we failed to receive an amended release. Because we were not in the loop with our original idea to use flight crew placarding and because the system was now operating normally, the amended release was very easy to forget.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR IOE FLT DEPARTS WITHOUT A PROPER RELEASE FROM A NON MAINT STATION.

Narrative: ON A PREVIOUS LEG, SEA-SNA, THE TCASII SYS FAILED. WE PLANNED ON GETTING AN AMENDED RELEASE USING OUR COMPANY'S FLC PLACARD PROCS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ACFT DID NOT HAVE ANY OF THE REQUIRED STICKERS. WE CONTACTED MAINT AND MADE THE WRITE-UP IN THE LOGBOOK. ON DSCNT INTO SNA, THE TCASII STARTED WORKING. WE DISCUSSED THIS WITH MAINT AND ELECTED TO CALL CONTRACT MAINT AND CONTINUE DEFERRING THE ITEM SINCE IT WAS NOW IN THE LOGBOOK. MAINT SIGNED OFF THE LOGBOOK AND WE DEPARTED UNEVENTFULLY. HOWEVER, WE FAILED TO RECEIVE AN AMENDED RELEASE. BECAUSE WE WERE NOT IN THE LOOP WITH OUR ORIGINAL IDEA TO USE FLC PLACARDING AND BECAUSE THE SYS WAS NOW OPERATING NORMALLY, THE AMENDED RELEASE WAS VERY EASY TO FORGET.

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.