Company mechanic released category 2 item while only category 1 certified.

Attributes
ACN	293005
Time
Date	199412
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : geg
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	F28 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	293005
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The aircraft (fokker F-28) arrived in spokane with a pilot report that captain's windshield wiper wouldn't park down and out of view. Not realizing the aircraft was category 2 certified, I reclocked the wiper and cleared the write-up. The wiper operationally checked good. I should have downgraded the aircraft to category 1 because I was not category 2 check certified. The aircraft was released and departed spokane en route to seattle when I realized my mistake. Maintenance control was notified immediately, and the aircraft was downgraded to category 1 when it reached seattle. I am fully aware of my mistake and have since made myself fully aware of all category 2 components, and which aircraft are currently operating in category 2 confign. Has also posted a reminder for all to read and initial involving this subject. I do not take this matter lightly and am fully aware of the seriousness of it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMPANY MECH RELEASED CATEGORY 2 ITEM WHILE ONLY CATEGORY 1 CERTIFIED.

Narrative: THE ACFT (FOKKER F-28) ARRIVED IN SPOKANE WITH A PLT RPT THAT CAPT'S WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULDN'T PARK DOWN AND OUT OF VIEW. NOT REALIZING THE ACFT WAS CATEGORY 2 CERTIFIED, I RECLOCKED THE WIPER AND CLRED THE WRITE-UP. THE WIPER OPERATIONALLY CHKED GOOD. I SHOULD HAVE DOWNGRADED THE ACFT TO CATEGORY 1 BECAUSE I WAS NOT CATEGORY 2 CHK CERTIFIED. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED AND DEPARTED SPOKANE ENRTE TO SEATTLE WHEN I REALIZED MY MISTAKE. MAINT CTL WAS NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY, AND THE ACFT WAS DOWNGRADED TO CATEGORY 1 WHEN IT REACHED SEATTLE. I AM FULLY AWARE OF MY MISTAKE AND HAVE SINCE MADE MYSELF FULLY AWARE OF ALL CATEGORY 2 COMPONENTS, AND WHICH ACFT ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING IN CATEGORY 2 CONFIGN. HAS ALSO POSTED A REMINDER FOR ALL TO READ AND INITIAL INVOLVING THIS SUBJECT. I DO NOT TAKE THIS MATTER LIGHTLY AND AM FULLY AWARE OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF IT.

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.