A B737-300 was dispatched in non compliance with a battery airworthiness directive not accomplished but signed off as completed.

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Attributes
ACN	570977
Time
Date	200212
Day	Sat
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pvd.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Experience	maintenance technician : 20
ASRS Report	570977
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other Other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : non availability of parts contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On dec/sat/02, I signed the logbook jan/thu/03 on aircraft airworthiness release. I had completed a check by myself and an airworthiness directive. The airworthiness directive had called for the inspection of the diodes on the generator control units and battery diode. I found the APU generator control unit diode did not pass test. I ordered a new generator control unit and I also asked for a battery which the airworthiness directive called for replacement if any diode was to fail test. Maintenance control sent me a generator control unit and the battery I was told would be replaced at our station in ZZZ1. Due to the fact that we have limited aircraft and I'm not hazmat qualified at this station I understood (wrongfully) that the aircraft need to fly so I signed the release. Battery never got replaced. I failed to follow up. Never heard anything until yesterday jan/wed/03 when I was told that I'm being terminated for signing the airworthiness release and not changing the battery as called for on airworthiness directive.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A BATTERY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE NOT ACCOMPLISHED BUT SIGNED OFF AS COMPLETED.

Narrative: ON DEC/SAT/02, I SIGNED THE LOGBOOK JAN/THU/03 ON ACFT AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE. I HAD COMPLETED A CHK BY MYSELF AND AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE. THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE HAD CALLED FOR THE INSPECTION OF THE DIODES ON THE GENERATOR CTL UNITS AND BATTERY DIODE. I FOUND THE APU GENERATOR CTL UNIT DIODE DID NOT PASS TEST. I ORDERED A NEW GENERATOR CTL UNIT AND I ALSO ASKED FOR A BATTERY WHICH THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE CALLED FOR REPLACEMENT IF ANY DIODE WAS TO FAIL TEST. MAINT CTL SENT ME A GENERATOR CTL UNIT AND THE BATTERY I WAS TOLD WOULD BE REPLACED AT OUR STATION IN ZZZ1. DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE LIMITED ACFT AND I'M NOT HAZMAT QUALIFIED AT THIS STATION I UNDERSTOOD (WRONGFULLY) THAT THE ACFT NEED TO FLY SO I SIGNED THE RELEASE. BATTERY NEVER GOT REPLACED. I FAILED TO FOLLOW UP. NEVER HEARD ANYTHING UNTIL YESTERDAY JAN/WED/03 WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT I'M BEING TERMINATED FOR SIGNING THE AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE AND NOT CHANGING THE BATTERY AS CALLED FOR ON AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE.

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.