An L1011 had structural repair work accomplished to the forward fuselage but logbook signoff did not...

Attributes
ACN	372760
Time
Date	199706
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	L-1011 Tri-Star All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	372760
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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:

I was sent, as a lead mechanic, by my employer, air carrier along with 2 other mechanics to repair several holes in the forward l-hand side of the fuselage. After an inspection, it was determined that the aircraft would have to have a temporary repair made and be ferried to xyz for permanent repair. The flight would be made unpressurized. I contacted our senior maintenance coordinator, explained the situation, and asked him if I should involve our engineering department in the repair. He told me no. I supervised the repair and I signed the repair off as being good for one unpressurized ferry flight. While the work was done in accordance with the structural repair manual, I did not have a specific repair to reference and I failed to give a reference in my logbook signoff. I now realize I should have used a specific repair and referenced it in my signoff or involved our engineering department to give us an engineering repair authority/authorized (era). I received bad information from both our maintenance coordinator and another lead mechanic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN L1011 HAD STRUCTURAL REPAIR WORK ACCOMPLISHED TO THE FORWARD FUSELAGE BUT LOGBOOK SIGNOFF DID NOT INDICATE OR REF THE SPECIFIC STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL REPAIR.

Narrative: I WAS SENT, AS A LEAD MECH, BY MY EMPLOYER, ACR ALONG WITH 2 OTHER MECHS TO REPAIR SEVERAL HOLES IN THE FORWARD L-HAND SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. AFTER AN INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A TEMPORARY REPAIR MADE AND BE FERRIED TO XYZ FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. THE FLT WOULD BE MADE UNPRESSURIZED. I CONTACTED OUR SENIOR MAINT COORDINATOR, EXPLAINED THE SIT, AND ASKED HIM IF I SHOULD INVOLVE OUR ENGINEERING DEPT IN THE REPAIR. HE TOLD ME NO. I SUPERVISED THE REPAIR AND I SIGNED THE REPAIR OFF AS BEING GOOD FOR ONE UNPRESSURIZED FERRY FLT. WHILE THE WORK WAS DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL, I DID NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC REPAIR TO REF AND I FAILED TO GIVE A REF IN MY LOGBOOK SIGNOFF. I NOW REALIZE I SHOULD HAVE USED A SPECIFIC REPAIR AND REFED IT IN MY SIGNOFF OR INVOLVED OUR ENGINEERING DEPT TO GIVE US AN ENGINEERING REPAIR AUTH (ERA). I RECEIVED BAD INFO FROM BOTH OUR MAINT COORDINATOR AND ANOTHER LEAD MECH.

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.

An L1011 had structural repair work accomplished to the forward fuselage but logbook signoff did not indicate or reference the specific structural repair manual repair.