Narrative:

During a period of high call volume, I picked up a rollover call from the maintenance coordination desk. The 'mechanic' asked for an airworthiness authority/authorized due to an electrical discharge en route from ZZZ1 to ZZZ2. I asked if he had completed the inspection. He said he had done a walkaround and found no damage. I assumed, since he was asking for a release authority/authorized that he had been working under the direction of the maintenance controller, but later learned that this was the first call to maintenance control and that I had been talking to the captain although he never idented himself as a pilot.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITHOUT THE REQUIRED MAINT MANUAL STATIC DISCHARGE INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED.

Narrative: DURING A PERIOD OF HIGH CALL VOLUME, I PICKED UP A ROLLOVER CALL FROM THE MAINT COORD DESK. THE 'MECH' ASKED FOR AN AIRWORTHINESS AUTH DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE ENRTE FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ2. I ASKED IF HE HAD COMPLETED THE INSPECTION. HE SAID HE HAD DONE A WALKAROUND AND FOUND NO DAMAGE. I ASSUMED, SINCE HE WAS ASKING FOR A RELEASE AUTH THAT HE HAD BEEN WORKING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MAINT CTLR, BUT LATER LEARNED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST CALL TO MAINT CTL AND THAT I HAD BEEN TALKING TO THE CAPT ALTHOUGH HE NEVER IDENTED HIMSELF AS A PLT.

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.