A B767-200 in ETOPS confign was repaired and returned to service by non ETOPS qualified technicians.

Attributes
ACN	421492
Time
Date	199811
Day	Fri
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	B767-200
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	421492
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	421491
Events
Anomaly	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:

On nov/xa-xb/98, I verified work accomplished by several a&P licensed maintenance technicians on aircraft xyz. The aircraft is an ETOPS B767. The work accomplished was: tech #1 -- bite checked APU M206 box -- no faults found. Tech #2 -- changed rinse line water filters -- leak checked ok. Techs made logbook entries stating work was done (log pages ZZZY and zzxx). Due to misunderstanding between air carrier maintenance policies and procedures and inspection management, I signed also on the corrective action block on the log pages, verifying the work. Even though I am ETOPS qualified, I now believe they should not have signed any corrective action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-200 IN ETOPS CONFIGN WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SVC BY NON ETOPS QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS.

Narrative: ON NOV/XA-XB/98, I VERIFIED WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY SEVERAL A&P LICENSED MAINT TECHNICIANS ON ACFT XYZ. THE ACFT IS AN ETOPS B767. THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED WAS: TECH #1 -- BITE CHKED APU M206 BOX -- NO FAULTS FOUND. TECH #2 -- CHANGED RINSE LINE WATER FILTERS -- LEAK CHKED OK. TECHS MADE LOGBOOK ENTRIES STATING WORK WAS DONE (LOG PAGES ZZZY AND ZZXX). DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING BTWN ACR MAINT POLICIES AND PROCS AND INSPECTION MGMNT, I SIGNED ALSO ON THE CORRECTIVE ACTION BLOCK ON THE LOG PAGES, VERIFYING THE WORK. EVEN THOUGH I AM ETOPS QUALIFIED, I NOW BELIEVE THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE SIGNED ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION.

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.