MD88 mechanic improperly signed off a 'no CAT III' discrepancy as 'information noted.'

Attributes
ACN	520491
Time
Date	200108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 4
ASRS Report	520491
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : mntnc recorder other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : testing
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Met aircraft at gate. Flight crew said aircraft had an unsatisfactory autoland at ZZZ. Aircraft had windshear and TCASII on mco. While reviewing history, noticed some history of no CAT III autolands. Considered unsatisfactory autoland at ZZZ as information, my corrective action stated 'information noted' and was signed off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88 MECH IMPROPERLY SIGNED OFF A 'NO CAT III' DISCREPANCY AS 'INFO NOTED.'

Narrative: MET ACFT AT GATE. FLC SAID ACFT HAD AN UNSATISFACTORY AUTOLAND AT ZZZ. ACFT HAD WINDSHEAR AND TCASII ON MCO. WHILE REVIEWING HISTORY, NOTICED SOME HISTORY OF NO CAT III AUTOLANDS. CONSIDERED UNSATISFACTORY AUTOLAND AT ZZZ AS INFO, MY CORRECTIVE ACTION STATED 'INFO NOTED' AND WAS SIGNED OFF.

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.