An MD80 had work accomplished by a contract mechanic who signed off the logbook on the correct page ...

Attributes
ACN	426360
Time
Date	199901
Day	Thu
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	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	426360
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A log entry had been made the night before for contract maintenance to perform a system check of the in-flight passenger cell phone system. The check was completed and written off with an appropriate description of the action taken. The maintenance person entered their name and license number on the log page. All other appropriate boxes were completed. At the end of the first leg (ZZZ-YYY) the logbook was reviewed by one of our company mechanics. He noted that the non company (contract) mechanic had entered his name in the wrong box or on the wrong line in the maintenance log. He felt this then was an incomplete signoff. Maintenance supervisor disagreed noting that all the appropriate information was on the log page. When I reviewed the log prior to flight, I hadn't noticed that the name was on the wrong line. Apparently, I was satisfied that all the appropriate information was there, and didn't check carefully enough to insure it was in the correct location.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 HAD WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY A CONTRACT MECH WHO SIGNED OFF THE LOGBOOK ON THE CORRECT PAGE BUT THE WRONG LINE.

Narrative: A LOG ENTRY HAD BEEN MADE THE NIGHT BEFORE FOR CONTRACT MAINT TO PERFORM A SYS CHK OF THE INFLT PAX CELL PHONE SYS. THE CHK WAS COMPLETED AND WRITTEN OFF WITH AN APPROPRIATE DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION TAKEN. THE MAINT PERSON ENTERED THEIR NAME AND LICENSE NUMBER ON THE LOG PAGE. ALL OTHER APPROPRIATE BOXES WERE COMPLETED. AT THE END OF THE FIRST LEG (ZZZ-YYY) THE LOGBOOK WAS REVIEWED BY ONE OF OUR COMPANY MECHS. HE NOTED THAT THE NON COMPANY (CONTRACT) MECH HAD ENTERED HIS NAME IN THE WRONG BOX OR ON THE WRONG LINE IN THE MAINT LOG. HE FELT THIS THEN WAS AN INCOMPLETE SIGNOFF. MAINT SUPVR DISAGREED NOTING THAT ALL THE APPROPRIATE INFO WAS ON THE LOG PAGE. WHEN I REVIEWED THE LOG PRIOR TO FLT, I HADN'T NOTICED THAT THE NAME WAS ON THE WRONG LINE. APPARENTLY, I WAS SATISFIED THAT ALL THE APPROPRIATE INFO WAS THERE, AND DIDN'T CHK CAREFULLY ENOUGH TO INSURE IT WAS IN THE CORRECT LOCATION.

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 MD80 had work accomplished by a contract mechanic who signed off the logbook on the correct page but the wrong line.