A DC9-30 was dispatched after maintenance was performed with improper and incorrect logbook entries.

Attributes
ACN	377300
Time
Date	199707
Day	Wed
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
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	377300
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	377301
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft took off and gear would not retract. Pilots did not attempt to use gear override. Aircraft returned to the field and was towed off the runway. Placed aircraft on jacks and swung gear numerous times. Rigging of the ground sensing control mechanism was checked in accordance with maintenance manual. No adjustments were necessary. However, when completing company form xyz which was later used as the basis for the aircraft logbook entry, I used the term 'rigged' which was not appropriate for the action taken. I should have written, 'checked rigging' as no adjustments were made. The aircraft nose strut was svced in accordance with maintenance manual procedures. No logbook entry was made indicating that the strut was svced. The company form xyz was completed. The aircraft was returned to service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-30 WAS DISPATCHED AFTER MAINT WAS PERFORMED WITH IMPROPER AND INCORRECT LOGBOOK ENTRIES.

Narrative: ACFT TOOK OFF AND GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. PLTS DID NOT ATTEMPT TO USE GEAR OVERRIDE. ACFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND WAS TOWED OFF THE RWY. PLACED ACFT ON JACKS AND SWUNG GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES. RIGGING OF THE GND SENSING CTL MECHANISM WAS CHKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINT MANUAL. NO ADJUSTMENTS WERE NECESSARY. HOWEVER, WHEN COMPLETING COMPANY FORM XYZ WHICH WAS LATER USED AS THE BASIS FOR THE ACFT LOGBOOK ENTRY, I USED THE TERM 'RIGGED' WHICH WAS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE ACTION TAKEN. I SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN, 'CHKED RIGGING' AS NO ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. THE ACFT NOSE STRUT WAS SVCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINT MANUAL PROCS. NO LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE INDICATING THAT THE STRUT WAS SVCED. THE COMPANY FORM XYZ WAS COMPLETED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SVC.

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.