An MD80 was released for service prior to engine radiograph inspection tests were complete.

Attributes
ACN	470570
Time
Date	200004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Experience	maintenance technician : 12
ASRS Report	470570
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft xyz outbound flight apr/mon/00, was delayed at the gate while inspection was proofreading some film collected from the engine isotope done prior that evening. Myself and 2 fellow technicians were in charge of that aircraft that night. When the isotope/borescope were completed by inspection we were told to close and leak check the engine which we did. My partner, in charge of said engine and paperwork, told me everything was done and aircraft was to be taken to the gate for departure, so I signed the airworthiness and aircraft was taken to the gate. Unbeknown to me, isotope film was still being scrutinized by inspection. As bad as I want to point a finger, I'm not going to. But whenever I signed that airworthiness that day I honestly thought everything was ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC PRIOR TO ENG RADIOGRAPH INSPECTION TESTS WERE COMPLETE.

Narrative: ACFT XYZ OUTBOUND FLT APR/MON/00, WAS DELAYED AT THE GATE WHILE INSPECTION WAS PROOFREADING SOME FILM COLLECTED FROM THE ENG ISOTOPE DONE PRIOR THAT EVENING. MYSELF AND 2 FELLOW TECHNICIANS WERE IN CHARGE OF THAT ACFT THAT NIGHT. WHEN THE ISOTOPE/BORESCOPE WERE COMPLETED BY INSPECTION WE WERE TOLD TO CLOSE AND LEAK CHK THE ENG WHICH WE DID. MY PARTNER, IN CHARGE OF SAID ENG AND PAPERWORK, TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS DONE AND ACFT WAS TO BE TAKEN TO THE GATE FOR DEP, SO I SIGNED THE AIRWORTHINESS AND ACFT WAS TAKEN TO THE GATE. UNBEKNOWN TO ME, ISOTOPE FILM WAS STILL BEING SCRUTINIZED BY INSPECTION. AS BAD AS I WANT TO POINT A FINGER, I'M NOT GOING TO. BUT WHENEVER I SIGNED THAT AIRWORTHINESS THAT DAY I HONESTLY THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS OK.

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.