A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance with a deferred item not accomplished and beyond time li...

Attributes
ACN	449299
Time
Date	199909
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
ASRS Report	449299
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I am a maintenance line supervisor and on sep/xa/99, I signed off a l-hand wing corrosion inspection card that was supposed to drop dead the day in question. This aircraft was scheduled to be down on the wkend before so the inspection could be accomplished. I saw the card was not signed off when I came on duty and during the process of putting the work package together to send to 'B' check, I closed it out. I found out later on sep/xc/99 in a meeting with my maintenance mgrs, quality check manager, quality assurance manager, quality assurance director and senior maintenance director that I may have signed off the inspection work card with the possibility of open write-ups concerning the corrosion inspection. I admitted signing the work card off, assuming it was already accomplished not knowing we had open write-ups.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A DEFERRED ITEM NOT ACCOMPLISHED AND BEYOND TIME LIMITS FOR REPAIR.

Narrative: I AM A MAINT LINE SUPVR AND ON SEP/XA/99, I SIGNED OFF A L-HAND WING CORROSION INSPECTION CARD THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO DROP DEAD THE DAY IN QUESTION. THIS ACFT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DOWN ON THE WKEND BEFORE SO THE INSPECTION COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED. I SAW THE CARD WAS NOT SIGNED OFF WHEN I CAME ON DUTY AND DURING THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THE WORK PACKAGE TOGETHER TO SEND TO 'B' CHK, I CLOSED IT OUT. I FOUND OUT LATER ON SEP/XC/99 IN A MEETING WITH MY MAINT MGRS, QUALITY CHK MGR, QUALITY ASSURANCE MGR, QUALITY ASSURANCE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR MAINT DIRECTOR THAT I MAY HAVE SIGNED OFF THE INSPECTION WORK CARD WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF OPEN WRITE-UPS CONCERNING THE CORROSION INSPECTION. I ADMITTED SIGNING THE WORK CARD OFF, ASSUMING IT WAS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED NOT KNOWING WE HAD OPEN WRITE-UPS.

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.

A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance with a deferred item not accomplished and beyond time limits for repair.