Narrative:

I am employed as a lead technician by abc airlines at ZZZ. We perform contract maintenance for xyz airlines. On nov/sat/02, I was contacted by xyz maintenance controller about their B737. It had a flap overspd. I went to their aircraft and read the logbook. As I recall, it said with flaps down, the indicated airspeed went to 180 KIAS for a few seconds. I reported this to xyz maintenance controller. They said it was less than a 15 KT overspd and could be deferred per their maintenance manual for 100 hours. I asked what their maximum speed was before the aircraft is considered to be overspd, and they told me that 180 KTS was within the 15 KT limit. They faxed me the maintenance manual reference. I completed the logbook for the deferment. I contacted maintenance controller and told them I was done. I then faxed to them their form with the exact write-up and corrective action. I did not hear from them again. I now understand that there is a possibility that the aircraft was not in the 15 KT window and a phase I or ii inspection should have been performed prior to further flight. When the maintenance controller called me, they knew the overspd was at 180 KTS. I know this, because he told me. I confirmed this when I retrieved the logbook and read it to him word for word. I then confirmed the write-up to them again, via the report. I do not have access to their flight operational limits. If they say it is within 15 KTS, then I must trust their maintenance controller. I feel they should have been more responsible in telling me what they wanted done with their aircraft. They know their limits, and whether or not they were over or under 15 KTS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A REQUIRED FLAP OVERSPD CHK NOT ACCOMPLISHED.

Narrative: I AM EMPLOYED AS A LEAD TECHNICIAN BY ABC AIRLINES AT ZZZ. WE PERFORM CONTRACT MAINT FOR XYZ AIRLINES. ON NOV/SAT/02, I WAS CONTACTED BY XYZ MAINT CTLR ABOUT THEIR B737. IT HAD A FLAP OVERSPD. I WENT TO THEIR ACFT AND READ THE LOGBOOK. AS I RECALL, IT SAID WITH FLAPS DOWN, THE INDICATED AIRSPD WENT TO 180 KIAS FOR A FEW SECONDS. I RPTED THIS TO XYZ MAINT CTLR. THEY SAID IT WAS LESS THAN A 15 KT OVERSPD AND COULD BE DEFERRED PER THEIR MAINT MANUAL FOR 100 HRS. I ASKED WHAT THEIR MAX SPD WAS BEFORE THE ACFT IS CONSIDERED TO BE OVERSPD, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT 180 KTS WAS WITHIN THE 15 KT LIMIT. THEY FAXED ME THE MAINT MANUAL REF. I COMPLETED THE LOGBOOK FOR THE DEFERMENT. I CONTACTED MAINT CTLR AND TOLD THEM I WAS DONE. I THEN FAXED TO THEM THEIR FORM WITH THE EXACT WRITE-UP AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. I DID NOT HEAR FROM THEM AGAIN. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT IN THE 15 KT WINDOW AND A PHASE I OR II INSPECTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED PRIOR TO FURTHER FLT. WHEN THE MAINT CTLR CALLED ME, THEY KNEW THE OVERSPD WAS AT 180 KTS. I KNOW THIS, BECAUSE HE TOLD ME. I CONFIRMED THIS WHEN I RETRIEVED THE LOGBOOK AND READ IT TO HIM WORD FOR WORD. I THEN CONFIRMED THE WRITE-UP TO THEM AGAIN, VIA THE RPT. I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR FLT OPERATIONAL LIMITS. IF THEY SAY IT IS WITHIN 15 KTS, THEN I MUST TRUST THEIR MAINT CTLR. I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE RESPONSIBLE IN TELLING ME WHAT THEY WANTED DONE WITH THEIR ACFT. THEY KNOW THEIR LIMITS, AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE OVER OR UNDER 15 KTS.

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.