A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance with the pylon bushings exceeding the allowable limits per the engineering variation authority/authorized.

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Attributes
ACN	565087
Time
Date	200211
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : inspector
Qualification	technician : fcc technician : powerplant technician : airframe
ASRS Report	565087
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Mr X deferred out of limits gap on pylon bushings and released aircraft for service using my name and file number. He told me the next day. Mr Y told me the next day that maintenance controller did not authority/authorized the bushing limits which are stated in engineering variation authority/authorized, reference Y and seq Z. My password and permission were not given on the day he used it to release aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE PYLON BUSHINGS EXCEEDING THE ALLOWABLE LIMITS PER THE ENGINEERING VARIATION AUTH.

Narrative: MR X DEFERRED OUT OF LIMITS GAP ON PYLON BUSHINGS AND RELEASED ACFT FOR SVC USING MY NAME AND FILE NUMBER. HE TOLD ME THE NEXT DAY. MR Y TOLD ME THE NEXT DAY THAT MAINT CTLR DID NOT AUTH THE BUSHING LIMITS WHICH ARE STATED IN ENGINEERING VARIATION AUTH, REF Y AND SEQ Z. MY PASSWORD AND PERMISSION WERE NOT GIVEN ON THE DAY HE USED IT TO RELEASE ACFT.

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.