Narrative:

Aircraft was a maintenance ferry from ZZZ1 to fix a broken external power receptacle assembly. It arrived in ZZZ for the repairs and departed at XA15 without the aircraft release. In accordance with our procedure, an aircraft release is required. As the supervisor on duty, I feel it was my responsibility to inform the new lead that came on duty at XD30 that this aircraft was a ferry flight into ZZZ. On may/mon/03, the aircraft was in and maintenance received a gate call. The crew informed the mechanics that the logbook had no aircraft release after the ferry flight. An aircraft release was entered into the logbook at that time. I feel that lack of communication, informing the on-coming lead mechanic led to this missed documentation. To prevent this occurrence again, all aircraft ferries to us will go on our status board that a release is required. A contributing factor also was that the ferry permit was several pages back in relation to the current page in the logbook. Only the current write-up in the logbook was focused upon. Supplemental information from acn 580281: I was informed by maintenance that I had flown an aircraft without a proper airworthiness release. The airworthiness release was not updated, and that the present one was for a one time flight only.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH NO MAINT RELEASE SIGNED IN THE LOGBOOK. HAD GND PWR RECEPTACLE REPLACED.

Narrative: ACFT WAS A MAINT FERRY FROM ZZZ1 TO FIX A BROKEN EXTERNAL PWR RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY. IT ARRIVED IN ZZZ FOR THE REPAIRS AND DEPARTED AT XA15 WITHOUT THE ACFT RELEASE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR PROC, AN ACFT RELEASE IS REQUIRED. AS THE SUPVR ON DUTY, I FEEL IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM THE NEW LEAD THAT CAME ON DUTY AT XD30 THAT THIS ACFT WAS A FERRY FLT INTO ZZZ. ON MAY/MON/03, THE ACFT WAS IN AND MAINT RECEIVED A GATE CALL. THE CREW INFORMED THE MECHS THAT THE LOGBOOK HAD NO ACFT RELEASE AFTER THE FERRY FLT. AN ACFT RELEASE WAS ENTERED INTO THE LOGBOOK AT THAT TIME. I FEEL THAT LACK OF COM, INFORMING THE ON-COMING LEAD MECH LED TO THIS MISSED DOCUMENTATION. TO PREVENT THIS OCCURRENCE AGAIN, ALL ACFT FERRIES TO US WILL GO ON OUR STATUS BOARD THAT A RELEASE IS REQUIRED. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR ALSO WAS THAT THE FERRY PERMIT WAS SEVERAL PAGES BACK IN RELATION TO THE CURRENT PAGE IN THE LOGBOOK. ONLY THE CURRENT WRITE-UP IN THE LOGBOOK WAS FOCUSED UPON. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 580281: I WAS INFORMED BY MAINT THAT I HAD FLOWN AN ACFT WITHOUT A PROPER AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE. THE AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE WAS NOT UPDATED, AND THAT THE PRESENT ONE WAS FOR A ONE TIME FLT ONLY.

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.