Narrative:

On arrival at aircraft there were 4 mechanics working on an inbound writeup, the aircraft had been in storage for over 2 months. I noticed that the inbound maintenance document was about 10 pages long. We were unable to do our normal preflight duties due to the mechanics in the cockpit. After a delay, we did the preflight duties and received our new maintenance document on pushback. I did look at the maintenance document to see what items were cleared or deferred and checked the MEL card to see how our flight would be effected. However, in all of the rush, I missed the fact the aircraft needed a maximum thrust takeoff. I caught it in cruise. Both maintenance controller and dispatch were notified that the aircraft was overdue for a maximum thrust takeoff, and with maintenance controller concurrence I entered it into the logbook. When we were getting off the aircraft at our destination, I noticed that the aircraft's airworthy certificate, registration certificate, and radio station license were missing from the back of the flight deck door. It was reported to a mechanic who was there to meet the flight and a maintenance supervisor. I feel this aircraft may have been rushed back into service. I also was very rushed on departure, with a lot of material to cover for this flight due to the many deferrals this aircraft had for our flight. Supplemental information from acn 586810: we also noticed that a maximum thrust takeoff was due which we failed to perform, as the note was buried in the page and somewhat incoherent maintenance document full of items related to placing the aircraft back in service. We added additional cabin writeups en route, and we both agreed that the aircraft should have been checked out more thoroughly by maintenance before being placed back in service.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-200 CREW FLEW AN ACFT THAT WAS IN STORAGE FOR 2 MONTHS. THE CREW RUSHED THE PREFLT INSPECTION AND FOUND AT THE DEST THAT THE ACFT PAPERS WERE NOT INSTALLED.

Narrative: ON ARR AT ACFT THERE WERE 4 MECHS WORKING ON AN INBOUND WRITEUP, THE ACFT HAD BEEN IN STORAGE FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. I NOTICED THAT THE INBOUND MAINT DOCUMENT WAS ABOUT 10 PAGES LONG. WE WERE UNABLE TO DO OUR NORMAL PREFLIGHT DUTIES DUE TO THE MECHS IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER A DELAY, WE DID THE PREFLT DUTIES AND RECEIVED OUR NEW MAINT DOCUMENT ON PUSHBACK. I DID LOOK AT THE MAINT DOCUMENT TO SEE WHAT ITEMS WERE CLRED OR DEFERRED AND CHKED THE MEL CARD TO SEE HOW OUR FLT WOULD BE EFFECTED. HOWEVER, IN ALL OF THE RUSH, I MISSED THE FACT THE ACFT NEEDED A MAX THRUST TKOF. I CAUGHT IT IN CRUISE. BOTH MAINT CTLR AND DISPATCH WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE ACFT WAS OVERDUE FOR A MAX THRUST TKOF, AND WITH MAINT CTLR CONCURRENCE I ENTERED IT INTO THE LOGBOOK. WHEN WE WERE GETTING OFF THE ACFT AT OUR DEST, I NOTICED THAT THE ACFT'S AIRWORTHY CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, AND RADIO STATION LICENSE WERE MISSING FROM THE BACK OF THE FLT DECK DOOR. IT WAS REPORTED TO A MECH WHO WAS THERE TO MEET THE FLT AND A MAINT SUPVR. I FEEL THIS ACFT MAY HAVE BEEN RUSHED BACK INTO SVC. I ALSO WAS VERY RUSHED ON DEP, WITH A LOT OF MATERIAL TO COVER FOR THIS FLT DUE TO THE MANY DEFERRALS THIS ACFT HAD FOR OUR FLT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 586810: WE ALSO NOTICED THAT A MAX THRUST TKOF WAS DUE WHICH WE FAILED TO PERFORM, AS THE NOTE WAS BURIED IN THE PAGE AND SOMEWHAT INCOHERENT MAINT DOCUMENT FULL OF ITEMS RELATED TO PLACING THE ACFT BACK IN SVC. WE ADDED ADDITIONAL CABIN WRITEUPS ENRTE, AND WE BOTH AGREED THAT THE ACFT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHKED OUT MORE THOROUGHLY BY MAINT BEFORE BEING PLACED BACK IN SVC.

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.