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A lead technician with 37 yrs experience with a merged carrier reports confusion with current carrier on logbook release qualification.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 566578 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 16 maintenance technician : 21 |
| ASRS Report | 566578 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : unqualified personnel |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | General Procedures Manual |
Narrative:
Per FAA and far I was signing off and releasing aircraft logbooks since 1968 with air carrier regulations wants only crew chiefs and some line supervision to be authorized to logbook entries and releases. After receiving training of air carrier logbook handling 6 months prior to incident, I was led to believe I was qualified. However, air carrier requires ETOPS training and required inspection item training to be qualified for logbook releases signatures. At the time I did not /was not current, on required inspection items although I did have required inspection item training with air carrier and non destructive training 16 yrs ago. Air carrier Y and air carrier training records have not been integrated at time of the incident. Since air carrier gpm does not address the issue and no one locally can clear up or resolve this issue and or confusion. As to if I was or was not qualified and or authorized for air carrier logbook releases.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LEAD TECHNICIAN WITH 37 YRS EXPERIENCE WITH A MERGED CARRIER RPTS CONFUSION WITH CURRENT CARRIER ON LOGBOOK RELEASE QUALIFICATION.
Narrative: PER FAA AND FAR I WAS SIGNING OFF AND RELEASING ACFT LOGBOOKS SINCE 1968 WITH ACR REGULATIONS WANTS ONLY CREW CHIEFS AND SOME LINE SUPERVISION TO BE AUTHORIZED TO LOGBOOK ENTRIES AND RELEASES. AFTER RECEIVING TRAINING OF ACR LOGBOOK HANDLING 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO INCIDENT, I WAS LED TO BELIEVE I WAS QUALIFIED. HOWEVER, ACR REQUIRES ETOPS TRAINING AND REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEM TRAINING TO BE QUALIFIED FOR LOGBOOK RELEASES SIGNATURES. AT THE TIME I DID NOT /WAS NOT CURRENT, ON REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEMS ALTHOUGH I DID HAVE REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEM TRAINING WITH ACR AND NON DESTRUCTIVE TRAINING 16 YRS AGO. ACR Y AND ACR TRAINING RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN INTEGRATED AT TIME OF THE INCIDENT. SINCE ACR GPM DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND NO ONE LOCALLY CAN CLR UP OR RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND OR CONFUSION. AS TO IF I WAS OR WAS NOT QUALIFIED AND OR AUTHORIZED FOR ACR LOGBOOK RELEASES.
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.