After releasing and dispatching a B767-200; a lead mechanic is later informed a supervisor had defer...

Attributes
ACN	800120
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
ASRS Report	800120
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : briefing contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I was assigned as the terminal lead mechanic. At approximately XA30; the logbook and work pack were given to me by manager X. Mr X said that he deferred a special check with an attached deferral message. At that time I reviewed and released the work pack and logbook for aircraft X. I later learned that there was a maintenance write-up pertaining to discrepancies found on the special check. This maintenance write-up was not documented on the service check and was not part of the work pack. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated this involved an 'out of service' B767-200 that needed maintenance work. The 'open' maintenance write-up against the horizontal stabilizer jackscrew task card was not included in the maintenance deferral of the job card by the supervisor. Reporter stated when he saw the 'open' write-up; he thought the write-up could be voided to allow for aircraft release; because the stabilizer job card was deferred to a later date and would be redone. The write-up was maintenance information about the results of the stabilizer check that was not completed prior to the aircraft's scheduled departure time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER RELEASING AND DISPATCHING A B767-200; A LEAD MECHANIC IS LATER INFORMED A SUPERVISOR HAD DEFERRED A HORIZ STAB JACKSCREW TASK CARD; BUT FAILED TO INCLUDE AN 'OPEN' MAINT WRITE-UP AGAINST THE STAB CARD.

Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED AS THE TERMINAL LEAD MECH. AT APPROX XA30; THE LOGBOOK AND WORK PACK WERE GIVEN TO ME BY MGR X. MR X SAID THAT HE DEFERRED A SPECIAL CHK WITH AN ATTACHED DEFERRAL MESSAGE. AT THAT TIME I REVIEWED AND RELEASED THE WORK PACK AND LOGBOOK FOR ACFT X. I LATER LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A MAINT WRITE-UP PERTAINING TO DISCREPANCIES FOUND ON THE SPECIAL CHK. THIS MAINT WRITE-UP WAS NOT DOCUMENTED ON THE SVC CHK AND WAS NOT PART OF THE WORK PACK. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED THIS INVOLVED AN 'OUT OF SERVICE' B767-200 THAT NEEDED MAINT WORK. THE 'OPEN' MAINT WRITE-UP AGAINST THE HORIZ STAB JACKSCREW TASK CARD WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAINT DEFERRAL OF THE JOB CARD BY THE SUPERVISOR. REPORTER STATED WHEN HE SAW THE 'OPEN' WRITE-UP; HE THOUGHT THE WRITE-UP COULD BE VOIDED TO ALLOW FOR ACFT RELEASE; BECAUSE THE STAB JOB CARD WAS DEFERRED TO A LATER DATE AND WOULD BE REDONE. THE WRITE-UP WAS MAINT INFO ABOUT THE RESULTS OF THE STAB CHECK THAT WAS NOT COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE ACFT'S SCHEDULED DEPARTURE TIME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

After releasing and dispatching a B767-200; a lead mechanic is later informed a supervisor had deferred a horizontal stabilizer jackscrew task card; but failed to include an 'open' maintenance write-up against the stabilizer card.