A B727-200 captain reported that maintenance had improperly signed off his magnetic compass and it was later put on the MEL.

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Attributes
ACN	586657
Time
Date	200307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 6500
ASRS Report	586657
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Preflight review of aircraft logbook indicated that maintenance discrepancy for (wet) magnetic compass had been cleared (fixed) and ok for flight. Upon arrival at destination, I was informed by maintenance that compass had improperly been signed off as 'fixed' because there was no record of a required compass swing having been accomplished. Compass was placed on the MEL as inoperative for the return flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 CAPT RPTED THAT MAINT HAD IMPROPERLY SIGNED OFF HIS MAGNETIC COMPASS AND IT WAS LATER PUT ON THE MEL.

Narrative: PREFLT REVIEW OF ACFT LOGBOOK INDICATED THAT MAINT DISCREPANCY FOR (WET) MAGNETIC COMPASS HAD BEEN CLRED (FIXED) AND OK FOR FLT. UPON ARR AT DEST, I WAS INFORMED BY MAINT THAT COMPASS HAD IMPROPERLY BEEN SIGNED OFF AS 'FIXED' BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECORD OF A REQUIRED COMPASS SWING HAVING BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. COMPASS WAS PLACED ON THE MEL AS INOP FOR THE RETURN FLT.

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.