A B737-700 was dispatched in non compliance with the requirement for a maintenance release document ...

Attributes
ACN	546352
Time
Date	200205
Day	Tue
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
Controlling Facilities	tower : slc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
ASRS Report	546352
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
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 : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft was damaged on may/mon/02 requiring #2 engine outboard cowl replacement and dragged, side load pylon inspection. The inspection had been performed on the evening of may/mon/02. The cowling was installed the morning of may/tue/02. The inspection had been signed off by another mechanic. I installed the cowl, signed it off, and forgot the aircraft work release for the conditional inspection. We had numerous aircraft swaps just prior to the cowling arriving at the aircraft. I was busy signing off the installation of the cowl while trying to obtain part number and serial number from company because it was the svcable tag was in the crate with the damaged cowl. Boxed, ready to ship. And forgot the aircraft work release signoff. Upon realizing I forgot the aircraft work release, I tried to contact the aircraft but they had just departed. I phoned duty control, talked to duty control manager. We provided an aircraft work release per maintenance procedures manual and by faxing a copy and attaching it to the logbook when the aircraft got to destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENT FOR A MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT TO BE ON BOARD.

Narrative: ACFT WAS DAMAGED ON MAY/MON/02 REQUIRING #2 ENG OUTBOARD COWL REPLACEMENT AND DRAGGED, SIDE LOAD PYLON INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE EVENING OF MAY/MON/02. THE COWLING WAS INSTALLED THE MORNING OF MAY/TUE/02. THE INSPECTION HAD BEEN SIGNED OFF BY ANOTHER MECH. I INSTALLED THE COWL, SIGNED IT OFF, AND FORGOT THE ACFT WORK RELEASE FOR THE CONDITIONAL INSPECTION. WE HAD NUMEROUS ACFT SWAPS JUST PRIOR TO THE COWLING ARRIVING AT THE ACFT. I WAS BUSY SIGNING OFF THE INSTALLATION OF THE COWL WHILE TRYING TO OBTAIN PART NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBER FROM COMPANY BECAUSE IT WAS THE SVCABLE TAG WAS IN THE CRATE WITH THE DAMAGED COWL. BOXED, READY TO SHIP. AND FORGOT THE ACFT WORK RELEASE SIGNOFF. UPON REALIZING I FORGOT THE ACFT WORK RELEASE, I TRIED TO CONTACT THE ACFT BUT THEY HAD JUST DEPARTED. I PHONED DUTY CTL, TALKED TO DUTY CTL MGR. WE PROVIDED AN ACFT WORK RELEASE PER MAINT PROCS MANUAL AND BY FAXING A COPY AND ATTACHING IT TO THE LOGBOOK WHEN THE ACFT GOT TO DEST.

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 B737-700 was dispatched in non compliance with the requirement for a maintenance release document to be on board.