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A B737-800 captain reports technician signing maintenance release with obvious open logbook item not corrected or answered.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 591048 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Fri |
| 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 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 591048 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Mechanic signed off maintenance item 55 as ready for return to service. The discrepancy was not accomplished. Had the technician actually been in the aircraft and looked at the discrepancy, he would not have signed it off. Please ensure that technicians signing off work as complete actually do the work prior to recording such in the maintenance log.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 CAPT RPTS TECHNICIAN SIGNING MAINT RELEASE WITH OBVIOUS OPEN LOGBOOK ITEM NOT CORRECTED OR ANSWERED.
Narrative: MECH SIGNED OFF MAINT ITEM 55 AS READY FOR RETURN TO SVC. THE DISCREPANCY WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED. HAD THE TECHNICIAN ACTUALLY BEEN IN THE ACFT AND LOOKED AT THE DISCREPANCY, HE WOULD NOT HAVE SIGNED IT OFF. PLEASE ENSURE THAT TECHNICIANS SIGNING OFF WORK AS COMPLETE ACTUALLY DO THE WORK PRIOR TO RECORDING SUCH IN THE MAINT LOG.
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.