An MD80 was dispatched on a maintenance ferry in non compliance with missing entry in flight log.

Attributes
ACN	598323
Time
Date	200310
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance lead technician : 15 maintenance technician : 22
ASRS Report	598323
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : rt hyd reservoir qty ind. other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Crew discovered right hydraulics down to 3 quarts and hydraulic fluid on bottom of left wing. I was dispatched, svced right hydraulic to full, cleaned fluid from left wing area. Pressurized hydraulic system, no leak noted, ran more checks with maintenance control guidance, still no leaks noted. I refused return to service, however, I would sign for ferry permit. Maintenance control was angry. Dispatcher upset. After many phone conversations (bitter ones) a ferry permit was issued company X checklist was faxed to have company Y not company Z operations, so I never saw until after fact. I signed off write-up of low right hydraulics as svced right hydraulic system, ok for ferry flight from ZZZ to ZZZ1 only. Because of my anger and hard feelings caused by earlier conversations, I did not want to talk to anyone from company X. I sent aircraft and crew with only the original log entry cleared and a ferry permit. I failed to properly follow company X protocol due to missed facsimile and anger brought on by company X personnel. Conversation later in the same day (approximately XA00 hours) by a company Z airlines supervisor calmed the air. I made an entry on the checklist as I should have in logbook and faxed for attachment to log records. Aircraft was safe for a 1 time ferry flight with minimum crew. I did not feel aircraft was ok for revenue flts until it was checked out by a trained MD80 mechanic in ZZZ1.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED ON A MAINT FERRY IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH MISSING ENTRY IN FLT LOG.

Narrative: CREW DISCOVERED R HYDS DOWN TO 3 QUARTS AND HYD FLUID ON BOTTOM OF L WING. I WAS DISPATCHED, SVCED R HYD TO FULL, CLEANED FLUID FROM L WING AREA. PRESSURIZED HYD SYS, NO LEAK NOTED, RAN MORE CHKS WITH MAINT CTL GUIDANCE, STILL NO LEAKS NOTED. I REFUSED RETURN TO SVC, HOWEVER, I WOULD SIGN FOR FERRY PERMIT. MAINT CTL WAS ANGRY. DISPATCHER UPSET. AFTER MANY PHONE CONVERSATIONS (BITTER ONES) A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED COMPANY X CHKLIST WAS FAXED TO HAVE COMPANY Y NOT COMPANY Z OPS, SO I NEVER SAW UNTIL AFTER FACT. I SIGNED OFF WRITE-UP OF LOW R HYDS AS SVCED R HYD SYS, OK FOR FERRY FLT FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1 ONLY. BECAUSE OF MY ANGER AND HARD FEELINGS CAUSED BY EARLIER CONVERSATIONS, I DID NOT WANT TO TALK TO ANYONE FROM COMPANY X. I SENT ACFT AND CREW WITH ONLY THE ORIGINAL LOG ENTRY CLRED AND A FERRY PERMIT. I FAILED TO PROPERLY FOLLOW COMPANY X PROTOCOL DUE TO MISSED FAX AND ANGER BROUGHT ON BY COMPANY X PERSONNEL. CONVERSATION LATER IN THE SAME DAY (APPROX XA00 HRS) BY A COMPANY Z AIRLINES SUPVR CALMED THE AIR. I MADE AN ENTRY ON THE CHKLIST AS I SHOULD HAVE IN LOGBOOK AND FAXED FOR ATTACHMENT TO LOG RECORDS. ACFT WAS SAFE FOR A 1 TIME FERRY FLT WITH MINIMUM CREW. I DID NOT FEEL ACFT WAS OK FOR REVENUE FLTS UNTIL IT WAS CHKED OUT BY A TRAINED MD80 MECH IN ZZZ1.

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.