A B767 was released from a heavy check with open repairs found during the check. Foreman reports difficulty preparing the aircraft for a maintenance ferry for open repairs with engineering and maintenance operations.

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Attributes
ACN	668663
Time
Date	200507
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
ASRS Report	668663
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : inspector
ASRS Report	668784
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I signed off aircraft X for ferry flight to ZZZ per engineering reference deferral identify X approving ferry of this aircraft. All items/discrepancies and pictures were either faxed or sent for review by engineering and the maintenance controller for ferry of this aircraft under conditions as is. Conditions for safe flight were evaluated/determined by engineering ZZZ1. Then by method of spotting message #Y listing all open discrepancies. This process of review and to transcribe all open items into the logbook took almost my entire shift with constant conference calls placed to maintenance controller and engineering prior to my releasing aircraft for ferry flight. There were many extra steps taken with regards to this aircraft ferry; as we were aware of possible problems that ZZZ2 had when releasing an aircraft from check. Conflicting information when releasing an aircraft from heavy check for ferry flight to accomplish repairs of open items found during check inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 WAS RELEASED FROM A HVY CHK WITH OPEN REPAIRS FOUND DURING THE CHK. FOREMAN RPTS DIFFICULTY PREPARING THE ACFT FOR A MAINT FERRY FOR OPEN REPAIRS WITH ENGINEERING AND MAINT OPS.

Narrative: I SIGNED OFF ACFT X FOR FERRY FLT TO ZZZ PER ENGINEERING REF DEFERRAL IDENT X APPROVING FERRY OF THIS ACFT. ALL ITEMS/DISCREPANCIES AND PICTURES WERE EITHER FAXED OR SENT FOR REVIEW BY ENGINEERING AND THE MAINT CTLR FOR FERRY OF THIS ACFT UNDER CONDITIONS AS IS. CONDITIONS FOR SAFE FLT WERE EVALUATED/DETERMINED BY ENGINEERING ZZZ1. THEN BY METHOD OF SPOTTING MESSAGE #Y LISTING ALL OPEN DISCREPANCIES. THIS PROCESS OF REVIEW AND TO TRANSCRIBE ALL OPEN ITEMS INTO THE LOGBOOK TOOK ALMOST MY ENTIRE SHIFT WITH CONSTANT CONFERENCE CALLS PLACED TO MAINT CTLR AND ENGINEERING PRIOR TO MY RELEASING ACFT FOR FERRY FLT. THERE WERE MANY EXTRA STEPS TAKEN WITH REGARDS TO THIS ACFT FERRY; AS WE WERE AWARE OF POSSIBLE PROBS THAT ZZZ2 HAD WHEN RELEASING AN ACFT FROM CHK. CONFLICTING INFO WHEN RELEASING AN ACFT FROM HVY CHK FOR FERRY FLT TO ACCOMPLISH REPAIRS OF OPEN ITEMS FOUND DURING CHK INSPECTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.