<< >> NASA ASRS Report 866549, December 2009

A line mechanic reports a B757 he had just worked was pushed back and taxied out; but returned to the gate. Flight crew had noticed mechanic had not completed the signing of the aircraft release in the logbook. Mechanic had earlier been distracted by gate agent questions and his own concerns about an 'on-time departure.

Attributes
ACN	866549
Time
Date	200912
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Component
Aircraft Component	Aircraft Logbook(s)
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Experience	Maintenance Technician 27
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR

Narrative:

I was called just prior to scheduled departure to work on a passenger seat assembly. I completed the work and proceeded to sign off the work in the aircraft logbook. I completed the sign-off and was signing the aircraft release when the gate agent asked me if we were done and ready to go. At which time I closed the logbook without finishing signing the release. The aircraft pushed back and taxied out. The crew however noticed my error and returned to the gate. I then returned to the cockpit and completed singing the release. The aircraft departed with no other problems. This was cause by my rushing and allowing myself to be distracted. Paying attention to every detail and staying focused is the solution to this situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Line Mechanic reports a B757 he had just worked was pushed back and taxied out; but returned to the gate. Flight Crew had noticed Mechanic had not completed the signing of the Aircraft Release in the Logbook. Mechanic had earlier been distracted by Gate Agent questions and his own concerns about an 'On-time departure.

Narrative: I was called just prior to Scheduled departure to work on a passenger seat assembly. I completed the work and proceeded to sign off the work in the Aircraft Logbook. I completed the Sign-off and was signing the Aircraft Release when the gate Agent asked me if we were done and ready to go. At which time I closed the Logbook without finishing signing the Release. The Aircraft pushed back and taxied out. The Crew however noticed my error and returned to the gate. I then returned to the cockpit and completed singing the Release. The aircraft departed with no other problems. This was cause by my rushing and allowing myself to be distracted. Paying attention to every detail and staying focused is the solution to this situation.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.