A B757 was dispatched on an ETOPS flight in non compliance due to logbook entries and maintenance release signed by an unqualified technician.

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Attributes
ACN	534896
Time
Date	200201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : nzy.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	534896
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : unqualified personnel
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Accomplished logbook review on aircraft X which was going on an ETOPS flight leg. My ETOPS qualification had expired on dec/mon/01.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 WAS DISPATCHED ON AN ETOPS FLT IN NON COMPLIANCE DUE TO LOGBOOK ENTRIES AND MAINT RELEASE SIGNED BY AN UNQUALIFIED TECHNICIAN.

Narrative: ACCOMPLISHED LOGBOOK REVIEW ON ACFT X WHICH WAS GOING ON AN ETOPS FLT LEG. MY ETOPS QUALIFICATION HAD EXPIRED ON DEC/MON/01.

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.