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A technician reports signing maintenance releases on B737-300 and MD80 aircraft without completion of the maintenance release training.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 522512 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fsd.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : pushback |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 11 maintenance technician : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 522512 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : unqualified personnel |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Air carrier X airline changed its procedures for airworthiness release authority/authorized. In a period of 1 month, 3 separate classes were required. Each was a knee jerk reaction to an improper logbook sign-off. It is not written in 1 manual what training codes are required to be authority/authorized to sign the airworthiness release. This led me to having just 2 of the required 3 training classes. The training I did not receive was a 1 hour class on how to audit a 2 page form that verified that the overnight work package was audited. I signed airworthiness release on aircraft from jun of 2000 through aug 2001 without being properly authority/authorized.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TECHNICIAN RPTS SIGNING MAINT RELEASES ON B737-300 AND MD80 ACFT WITHOUT COMPLETION OF THE MAINT RELEASE TRAINING.
Narrative: ACR X AIRLINE CHANGED ITS PROCS FOR AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE AUTH. IN A PERIOD OF 1 MONTH, 3 SEPARATE CLASSES WERE REQUIRED. EACH WAS A KNEE JERK REACTION TO AN IMPROPER LOGBOOK SIGN-OFF. IT IS NOT WRITTEN IN 1 MANUAL WHAT TRAINING CODES ARE REQUIRED TO BE AUTH TO SIGN THE AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE. THIS LED ME TO HAVING JUST 2 OF THE REQUIRED 3 TRAINING CLASSES. THE TRAINING I DID NOT RECEIVE WAS A 1 HR CLASS ON HOW TO AUDIT A 2 PAGE FORM THAT VERIFIED THAT THE OVERNIGHT WORK PACKAGE WAS AUDITED. I SIGNED AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE ON ACFT FROM JUN OF 2000 THROUGH AUG 2001 WITHOUT BEING PROPERLY AUTH.
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.