Narrative:

Receiving the maintenance release document during preflight, I noticed it was going to expire before I landed at the final destination. I had the so call maintenance on radio, and had maintenance come to aircraft. When they arrived, I showed them where the ard [maintenance release document] would expire before final destination, and told the mechanic to complete the 'part ii' service check and give me a new ard with the new later expiration date. The part ii service check is what was going to expire. Mechanic said ok, and left to do the inspection. About 20 mins later, he returned with a new ard and said he had completed the part ii check and annotated it on the new ard. I checked the new ard and was satisfied it would not expire before destination, and departed. I flew as scheduled from mem to lck to msp. We blocked in to msp at XA40 jun/sun/02. After arriving at the layover hotel, I got a call from msp maintenance saying that maintenance controller in mem called out the aircraft, flew illegally into msp because ard expired at XA00 jun/sun/02. I was 40 mins past expiration. I explained how I had the inspection completed before I left mem, but was told 'mem screwed you.' all they did was a tire check, not a complete part ii check, and the mechanic updated my ard, but not in computer because he never completed it. I had relied on what I was told -- so evidently my paperwork did not agree with maintenance controller and the aircraft inspection expired 40 mins before block-in. Supplemental information from acn 549073: the captain was busy when he was handed the logbook and airworthiness release document. The mechanic said everything was taken care of. The captain briefly looked to see if the mechanic had signed the logbook and he saw a new time and date on the service check. It turned out to be the part I service check which is nothing more than a tire pressure check. We landed in lck where another mechanic reviewed our logbook and did not catch the mistake. There are numerous instances of company doing just this sort of thing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10-30 CREW HAD A MAINT RELEASE TIME EXPIRE BEFORE THE FLT GOT TO THE DEST STATION.

Narrative: RECEIVING THE MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT DURING PREFLT, I NOTICED IT WAS GOING TO EXPIRE BEFORE I LANDED AT THE FINAL DEST. I HAD THE SO CALL MAINT ON RADIO, AND HAD MAINT COME TO ACFT. WHEN THEY ARRIVED, I SHOWED THEM WHERE THE ARD [MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT] WOULD EXPIRE BEFORE FINAL DEST, AND TOLD THE MECH TO COMPLETE THE 'PART II' SVC CHK AND GIVE ME A NEW ARD WITH THE NEW LATER EXPIRATION DATE. THE PART II SVC CHK IS WHAT WAS GOING TO EXPIRE. MECH SAID OK, AND LEFT TO DO THE INSPECTION. ABOUT 20 MINS LATER, HE RETURNED WITH A NEW ARD AND SAID HE HAD COMPLETED THE PART II CHK AND ANNOTATED IT ON THE NEW ARD. I CHKED THE NEW ARD AND WAS SATISFIED IT WOULD NOT EXPIRE BEFORE DEST, AND DEPARTED. I FLEW AS SCHEDULED FROM MEM TO LCK TO MSP. WE BLOCKED IN TO MSP AT XA40 JUN/SUN/02. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE LAYOVER HOTEL, I GOT A CALL FROM MSP MAINT SAYING THAT MAINT CTLR IN MEM CALLED OUT THE ACFT, FLEW ILLEGALLY INTO MSP BECAUSE ARD EXPIRED AT XA00 JUN/SUN/02. I WAS 40 MINS PAST EXPIRATION. I EXPLAINED HOW I HAD THE INSPECTION COMPLETED BEFORE I LEFT MEM, BUT WAS TOLD 'MEM SCREWED YOU.' ALL THEY DID WAS A TIRE CHK, NOT A COMPLETE PART II CHK, AND THE MECH UPDATED MY ARD, BUT NOT IN COMPUTER BECAUSE HE NEVER COMPLETED IT. I HAD RELIED ON WHAT I WAS TOLD -- SO EVIDENTLY MY PAPERWORK DID NOT AGREE WITH MAINT CTLR AND THE ACFT INSPECTION EXPIRED 40 MINS BEFORE BLOCK-IN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 549073: THE CAPT WAS BUSY WHEN HE WAS HANDED THE LOGBOOK AND AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE DOCUMENT. THE MECH SAID EVERYTHING WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THE CAPT BRIEFLY LOOKED TO SEE IF THE MECH HAD SIGNED THE LOGBOOK AND HE SAW A NEW TIME AND DATE ON THE SVC CHK. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE PART I SVC CHK WHICH IS NOTHING MORE THAN A TIRE PRESSURE CHK. WE LANDED IN LCK WHERE ANOTHER MECH REVIEWED OUR LOGBOOK AND DID NOT CATCH THE MISTAKE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF COMPANY DOING JUST THIS SORT OF THING.

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.