A B757-200 was dispatched without the maintenance release signed in the logbook.

Attributes
ACN	371390
Time
Date	199706
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	371390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

As lead mechanic, I am responsible for completion of paperwork and logbooks. On the above date I neglected to sign the airworthiness release block in the logbook. The aircraft was completed and ready for service, the omission was due to a backlog of paperwork at end of shift.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED WITHOUT THE MAINT RELEASE SIGNED IN THE LOGBOOK.

Narrative: AS LEAD MECH, I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETION OF PAPERWORK AND LOGBOOKS. ON THE ABOVE DATE I NEGLECTED TO SIGN THE AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE BLOCK IN THE LOGBOOK. THE ACFT WAS COMPLETED AND READY FOR SVC, THE OMISSION WAS DUE TO A BACKLOG OF PAPERWORK AT END OF SHIFT.

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.