A B737-300 was dispatched in non compliance after autoplt repair but not returned to autoland status...

Attributes
ACN	563679
Time
Date	200207
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : fcc technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant
Experience	maintenance avionics : 4 maintenance repairman : 3 maintenance technician : 7
ASRS Report	563679
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft X arrived ZZZ with MCP vertical speed problem. I removed and replaced the autoplt MCP per maintenance manual and performed dfcs bite. I cannot recall filling out the CAT IIIA paperwork requirements. I became aware of the event on aug/sat/02, when the FAA letter of investigation was given to me by my supervisor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE AFTER AUTOPLT REPAIR BUT NOT RETURNED TO AUTOLAND STATUS.

Narrative: ACFT X ARRIVED ZZZ WITH MCP VERT SPD PROB. I REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AUTOPLT MCP PER MAINT MANUAL AND PERFORMED DFCS BITE. I CANNOT RECALL FILLING OUT THE CAT IIIA PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS. I BECAME AWARE OF THE EVENT ON AUG/SAT/02, WHEN THE FAA LETTER OF INVESTIGATION WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY SUPVR.

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.