Narrative:

Maintenance personnel (I think a supervisor) notified us in the cockpit that maintenance actions were complete [and] that we could expect the maintenance release in 5-10 minutes. Since customer service was in the cockpit also; the captain told customer service that she could close up the door and pull the jetway. We received clearance to push (no release yet) and pushed back. The ramp was not congested or busy; so we completed push and waited there for the release before taxi. After waiting only about 2 minutes; we received the release; which should signify all maintenance actions complete. We called and received taxi clearance. Taxiing south; I had just selected VHF-1 (ground metering) and deselected VHF-2 (ramp control) when mid flight attendant called (door 2L). She said that a maintenance vehicle was chasing us; trying to get our attention (she apparently got this information from an observant passenger!). I notified the captain that we should stop. Soon after; we both saw that the vehicle which was off to our left side was going to plug in and talk to us on interphone. However; he actually drove up to the cockpit window to talk; and the captain opened the window to listen. The captain meanwhile was speaking to the maintenance personnel about the problem of sending us a release without having completed all maintenance actions; whereupon the maintenance person called the captain a 'dummy'! Besides being unprofessional; this personal attack on the captain added irritation to an already frustrating and confusing situation!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 flight crew reports receiving a Maintenance Release deferring fuselage dents; only to be informed during taxi that all required maintenance actions have not been completed. The required actions are completed on the taxiway and the flight departs.

Narrative: Maintenance personnel (I think a Supervisor) notified us in the cockpit that maintenance actions were complete [and] that we could expect the Maintenance Release in 5-10 minutes. Since Customer Service was in the cockpit also; the Captain told Customer Service that she could close up the door and pull the jetway. We received clearance to push (no Release yet) and pushed back. The ramp was not congested or busy; so we completed push and waited there for the Release before taxi. After waiting only about 2 minutes; we received the Release; which should signify all maintenance actions complete. We called and received taxi clearance. Taxiing south; I had just selected VHF-1 (ground metering) and deselected VHF-2 (Ramp Control) when MID flight attendant called (Door 2L). She said that a maintenance vehicle was chasing us; trying to get our attention (she apparently got this information from an observant passenger!). I notified the Captain that we should stop. Soon after; we both saw that the vehicle which was off to our left side was going to plug in and talk to us on interphone. However; he actually drove up to the cockpit window to talk; and the Captain opened the window to listen. The Captain meanwhile was speaking to the Maintenance personnel about the problem of sending us a Release without having completed all maintenance actions; whereupon the Maintenance person called the captain a 'dummy'! Besides being unprofessional; this personal attack on the captain added irritation to an already frustrating and confusing 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.