A B767 was dispatched on an ETOPS flight after a gate return with no ETOPS check entry in the logboo...

Attributes
ACN	478840
Time
Date	200006
Day	Fri
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	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	478840
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation 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 : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On jun/fri/00, aircraft xyz trip abc, ZZZ-cdg ground interrupted after taxi out due to an unusual noise emanating from the area of the rudder pedals. After a complete investigation and system check-out by maintenance, the aircraft was returned to service and re-departed. It was later discovered that the ETOPS check although completed, was not properly entered in the logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 WAS DISPATCHED ON AN ETOPS FLT AFTER A GATE RETURN WITH NO ETOPS CHK ENTRY IN THE LOGBOOK.

Narrative: ON JUN/FRI/00, ACFT XYZ TRIP ABC, ZZZ-CDG GND INTERRUPTED AFTER TAXI OUT DUE TO AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMANATING FROM THE AREA OF THE RUDDER PEDALS. AFTER A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION AND SYS CHK-OUT BY MAINT, THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SVC AND RE-DEPARTED. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE ETOPS CHK ALTHOUGH COMPLETED, WAS NOT PROPERLY ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK.

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 B767 was dispatched on an ETOPS flight after a gate return with no ETOPS check entry in the logbook.