A B737-800 was dispatched in non compliance with the maintenance release not signed and the procedures manual reference used to correct the missing signature was incorrect.

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Attributes
ACN	586337
Time
Date	200306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	586337
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Maintenance -- no signature for a check. I signed after printing for release as per missing signature section. After further review I realized that another section applies specifically. Note and the procedure for a missing release signature is different.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-800 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE MAINT RELEASE NOT SIGNED AND THE PROCS MANUAL REF USED TO CORRECT THE MISSING SIGNATURE WAS INCORRECT.

Narrative: MAINT -- NO SIGNATURE FOR A CHK. I SIGNED AFTER PRINTING FOR RELEASE AS PER MISSING SIGNATURE SECTION. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW I REALIZED THAT ANOTHER SECTION APPLIES SPECIFICALLY. NOTE AND THE PROC FOR A MISSING RELEASE SIGNATURE IS DIFFERENT.

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.