Narrative:

It was late at night and raining. Though inspection was completed, in the hurry to get home (we had been working all day), we signed for items which were previously done and which we did not have to accomplish. On reviewing the paperwork a few days later, I discovered the error, but by that time a copy of the work order package including our signoffs was submitted to the FAA by mistake. I corrected the items in question on the original paperwork by crossing and initialing. In order to eliminate such occurrences, some time should be allotted after work is done for signing so that fatigue is not a factor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC8-50 HAD ENG FAN REVERSER WORK ACCOMPLISHED AND PAPERWORK INDICATED WORK PREVIOUSLY DONE AND NOT ACCOMPLISHED BY THE TECHNICIANS WAS SIGNED OFF IN ERROR.

Narrative: IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND RAINING. THOUGH INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED, IN THE HURRY TO GET HOME (WE HAD BEEN WORKING ALL DAY), WE SIGNED FOR ITEMS WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY DONE AND WHICH WE DID NOT HAVE TO ACCOMPLISH. ON REVIEWING THE PAPERWORK A FEW DAYS LATER, I DISCOVERED THE ERROR, BUT BY THAT TIME A COPY OF THE WORK ORDER PACKAGE INCLUDING OUR SIGNOFFS WAS SUBMITTED TO THE FAA BY MISTAKE. I CORRECTED THE ITEMS IN QUESTION ON THE ORIGINAL PAPERWORK BY XING AND INITIALING. IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE SUCH OCCURRENCES, SOME TIME SHOULD BE ALLOTTED AFTER WORK IS DONE FOR SIGNING SO THAT FATIGUE IS NOT A FACTOR.

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.