Log book not signed off properly for ferry flight. Fire warning indication activates in flight. Engi...

Attributes
ACN	288483
Time
Date	199411
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	288483
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On a ferry flight from tol to dtw the aircraft was signed off to ferry 1 time to dtw with an intermittent fire warning indication on the annunciator panel not the fire warning panel. The mechanic signing the aircraft worthy for ferry flight signed the aircraft ok to ferry but on the previous log page did not sign off his inspections done to determine the aircraft ok to ferry. The aircraft was flown to dtw. En route the fire warning system on both panels indicated a fire and the engine was shutdown and secured. The mechanics signature and number was found missing upon arrival into dtw. My opinion on the reason for overseeing his missing signature was because of another write-up on the same log page. I assumed his signature at the bottom of the log page sufficed for both actions performed indicating the aircraft safe for a ferry flight. The aircraft was signed off in both places on the next page ok for ferry, but his actions taken on checking the fire system were written down but left unsigned on the previous page.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOG BOOK NOT SIGNED OFF PROPERLY FOR FERRY FLT. FIRE WARNING INDICATION ACTIVATES IN FLT. ENG SHUT DOWN.

Narrative: ON A FERRY FLT FROM TOL TO DTW THE ACFT WAS SIGNED OFF TO FERRY 1 TIME TO DTW WITH AN INTERMITTENT FIRE WARNING INDICATION ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL NOT THE FIRE WARNING PANEL. THE MECH SIGNING THE ACFT WORTHY FOR FERRY FLT SIGNED THE ACFT OK TO FERRY BUT ON THE PREVIOUS LOG PAGE DID NOT SIGN OFF HIS INSPECTIONS DONE TO DETERMINE THE ACFT OK TO FERRY. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO DTW. ENRTE THE FIRE WARNING SYS ON BOTH PANELS INDICATED A FIRE AND THE ENG WAS SHUTDOWN AND SECURED. THE MECHS SIGNATURE AND NUMBER WAS FOUND MISSING UPON ARR INTO DTW. MY OPINION ON THE REASON FOR OVERSEEING HIS MISSING SIGNATURE WAS BECAUSE OF ANOTHER WRITE-UP ON THE SAME LOG PAGE. I ASSUMED HIS SIGNATURE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LOG PAGE SUFFICED FOR BOTH ACTIONS PERFORMED INDICATING THE ACFT SAFE FOR A FERRY FLT. THE ACFT WAS SIGNED OFF IN BOTH PLACES ON THE NEXT PAGE OK FOR FERRY, BUT HIS ACTIONS TAKEN ON CHKING THE FIRE SYS WERE WRITTEN DOWN BUT LEFT UNSIGNED ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

Log book not signed off properly for ferry flight. Fire warning indication activates in flight. Engine shut down.