Medium large transport crew had improper maintenance signoff.

Attributes
ACN	445950
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 737
ASRS Report	445950
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

We had an unscheduled aircraft change after 2 of 4 legs flown that day. Prior to pushback, I pointed out a write-up to the captain from a day or 2 prior, which said there was a possibility of a lightning strike. The write-up was signed off by maintenance with no damage noted. The wording was confusing in that it was hard to tell if that meant there was no lightning strike. Our manual says we must get an airworthiness release for a lightning strike. So, if there was a lightning strike, maintenance should have given us a new release, which they did not. It would have helped if it was clrer whether or not there was actually a strike. A later captain got a new airworthiness release just in case.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CREW HAD IMPROPER MAINT SIGNOFF.

Narrative: WE HAD AN UNSCHEDULED ACFT CHANGE AFTER 2 OF 4 LEGS FLOWN THAT DAY. PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, I POINTED OUT A WRITE-UP TO THE CAPT FROM A DAY OR 2 PRIOR, WHICH SAID THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF A LIGHTNING STRIKE. THE WRITE-UP WAS SIGNED OFF BY MAINT WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED. THE WORDING WAS CONFUSING IN THAT IT WAS HARD TO TELL IF THAT MEANT THERE WAS NO LIGHTNING STRIKE. OUR MANUAL SAYS WE MUST GET AN AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE FOR A LIGHTNING STRIKE. SO, IF THERE WAS A LIGHTNING STRIKE, MAINT SHOULD HAVE GIVEN US A NEW RELEASE, WHICH THEY DID NOT. IT WOULD HAVE HELPED IF IT WAS CLRER WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS ACTUALLY A STRIKE. A LATER CAPT GOT A NEW AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE JUST IN CASE.

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.