A md-80 engine had an exhaust gas temperature (egt) exceedance on takeoff; but no maintenance was pe...

Narrative:

Upon arrival to line maintenance inspected left engine due to exceeded exhaust gas temperature (egt) limitations on the takeoff roll in the previous airport. Logbook was signed off and there was an about 15 minute discussion between line mechanics and maintenance control if this item needs to be placed on MEL non deferrable and short term repairs. The result of the discussion was no; the item will not be placed on the MEL.since I do not have a knowledge of maintenance procedures regarding the maintenance procedure; I refer to the flight operations bulletin regarding maximum takeoff policy. The MEL was not mentioned at all so I considered the airplane airworthy since maintenance complied with the required engine inspection per the aircraft maintenance manual (amm). Flight left airport ZZZ for our next destination ZZZ1. 20 minutes prior to departure from ZZZ1 I have received a phone call from my dispatcher that maintenance control wants to talk to me. Now maintenance control wanted me to place that engine on administrative control item. I asked them why it was not placed on MEL in ZZZ by line maintenance; but I could not get a straight answer.after that I have explained to maintenance control that this item cannot be deferred by a crew. Contract maintenance was contacted; item was placed on MEL by a contract maintenance and flight was delayed for an hour and a half. Establish a straight forward procedures for this deferral. There was a lot of misunderstanding from maintenance control of a new procedures with a new deferral.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD-80 engine had an Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) exceedance on takeoff; but no maintenance was performed upon arrival at the maintenance station nor was it MEL'd. During the ground turn at the next out station; Maintenance Control called Contract Maintenance to MEL the engine.

Narrative: Upon arrival to line maintenance inspected left engine due to exceeded Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) limitations on the takeoff roll in the previous airport. Logbook was signed off and there was an about 15 minute discussion between line mechanics and Maintenance Control if this item needs to be placed on MEL non deferrable and short term repairs. The result of the discussion was no; the item will not be placed on the MEL.Since I do not have a knowledge of maintenance procedures regarding the maintenance procedure; I refer to the flight operations bulletin regarding maximum takeoff policy. The MEL was not mentioned at all so I considered the airplane airworthy since maintenance complied with the required engine inspection per the Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM). Flight left airport ZZZ for our next destination ZZZ1. 20 minutes prior to departure from ZZZ1 I have received a phone call from my dispatcher that Maintenance Control wants to talk to me. Now Maintenance Control wanted me to place that engine on administrative control item. I asked them why it was not placed on MEL in ZZZ by line maintenance; but I could not get a straight answer.After that I have explained to Maintenance Control that this item cannot be deferred by a crew. Contract maintenance was contacted; item was placed on MEL by a contract maintenance and flight was delayed for an hour and a half. Establish a straight forward procedures for this deferral. There was a lot of misunderstanding from maintenance control of a new procedures with a new deferral.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Attributes
ACN	1353597
Time
Date	201605
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural MEL

A md-80 engine had an exhaust gas temperature (egt) exceedance on takeoff; but no maintenance was performed upon arrival at the maintenance station nor was it MEL'd. During the ground turn at the next out station; maintenance control called contract maintenance to MEL the engine.