A B737-700 was dispatched in non compliance with a maintenance procedure performed by the flight crew with no logbook write-up.

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Attributes
ACN	500859
Time
Date	200102
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 17918 flight time type : 12971
ASRS Report	500859
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : battery ammeter other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication

Narrative:

After pushback and engine start and putting engine driven generators on line, 'electrical' amber annunciator light illuminated. After consulting QRH and MEL, it was determined that battery charger was off-line since dc meters in battery position indicated -4 amps. Pulled back in to gate, called dispatch and maintenance duty desk. A reset procedure was verbally given over the phone which reset the battery charger. Maintenance also stated that due to numerous similar sits, after consulting with the company and FAA, it was acceptable to proceed without a logbook entry and pilots were ok'ed to perform the reset procedure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A MAINT PROC PERFORMED BY THE FLC WITH NO LOGBOOK WRITE-UP.

Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK AND ENG START AND PUTTING ENG DRIVEN GENERATORS ON LINE, 'ELECTRICAL' AMBER ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER CONSULTING QRH AND MEL, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BATTERY CHARGER WAS OFF-LINE SINCE DC METERS IN BATTERY POS INDICATED -4 AMPS. PULLED BACK IN TO GATE, CALLED DISPATCH AND MAINT DUTY DESK. A RESET PROC WAS VERBALLY GIVEN OVER THE PHONE WHICH RESET THE BATTERY CHARGER. MAINT ALSO STATED THAT DUE TO NUMEROUS SIMILAR SITS, AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE COMPANY AND FAA, IT WAS ACCEPTABLE TO PROCEED WITHOUT A LOGBOOK ENTRY AND PLTS WERE OK'ED TO PERFORM THE RESET PROC.

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.