Flight crew of B767-300 departed foreign station with improperly documented maintenance item.

Attributes
ACN	573594
Time
Date	200301
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ltba.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : preflight ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	573594
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : maint supvr 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

As we boarded the jet in ZZZZ, first officer, there were 5 maintenance people in the cockpit, so we briefed and did chart preparation in business class. The captain talked to maintenance and was told they were working on an ILS problem, but should be done shortly. As we finished the paperwork, the maintenance guys were leaving and they told the captain that the ILS worked but the side tone was weak and they would leave a write-up in the book. The captain told them to be sure and call dispatch to update with them. We took the cockpit and I loaded the computer and radioed the jet for departure. The captain and other first officer worked on checking the mdm and the first officer requested it out loud stating that we had 3 ILS receivers and only 2 are required. (He failed to read the part below that said the 'center' must be operative.) when the flight plan came in, it showed the mco on the flight plan and we all looked at it and agreed that if it was on the flight plan then the dispatch knows about it and has approved the departure (another wrong move). We tested all system and were ok with all the ILS receivers so we pushed back and took off. Once airborne and after several hours of flight we got an ACARS message from maintenance asking us to look at the logbook and to send them the information on what was written up. We complied, and upon further discussion we determined that we probably should not have left the gate without the write-up having been removed with correcting paperwork. We were satisfied that the system were working and continued the flight, but more likely than not the paperwork was incorrect.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF B767-300 DEPARTED FOREIGN STATION WITH IMPROPERLY DOCUMENTED MAINT ITEM.

Narrative: AS WE BOARDED THE JET IN ZZZZ, FO, THERE WERE 5 MAINT PEOPLE IN THE COCKPIT, SO WE BRIEFED AND DID CHART PREPARATION IN BUSINESS CLASS. THE CAPT TALKED TO MAINT AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE WORKING ON AN ILS PROB, BUT SHOULD BE DONE SHORTLY. AS WE FINISHED THE PAPERWORK, THE MAINT GUYS WERE LEAVING AND THEY TOLD THE CAPT THAT THE ILS WORKED BUT THE SIDE TONE WAS WEAK AND THEY WOULD LEAVE A WRITE-UP IN THE BOOK. THE CAPT TOLD THEM TO BE SURE AND CALL DISPATCH TO UPDATE WITH THEM. WE TOOK THE COCKPIT AND I LOADED THE COMPUTER AND RADIOED THE JET FOR DEP. THE CAPT AND OTHER FO WORKED ON CHKING THE MDM AND THE FO REQUESTED IT OUT LOUD STATING THAT WE HAD 3 ILS RECEIVERS AND ONLY 2 ARE REQUIRED. (HE FAILED TO READ THE PART BELOW THAT SAID THE 'CTR' MUST BE OPERATIVE.) WHEN THE FLT PLAN CAME IN, IT SHOWED THE MCO ON THE FLT PLAN AND WE ALL LOOKED AT IT AND AGREED THAT IF IT WAS ON THE FLT PLAN THEN THE DISPATCH KNOWS ABOUT IT AND HAS APPROVED THE DEP (ANOTHER WRONG MOVE). WE TESTED ALL SYS AND WERE OK WITH ALL THE ILS RECEIVERS SO WE PUSHED BACK AND TOOK OFF. ONCE AIRBORNE AND AFTER SEVERAL HRS OF FLT WE GOT AN ACARS MESSAGE FROM MAINT ASKING US TO LOOK AT THE LOGBOOK AND TO SEND THEM THE INFO ON WHAT WAS WRITTEN UP. WE COMPLIED, AND UPON FURTHER DISCUSSION WE DETERMINED THAT WE PROBABLY SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT THE GATE WITHOUT THE WRITE-UP HAVING BEEN REMOVED WITH CORRECTING PAPERWORK. WE WERE SATISFIED THAT THE SYS WERE WORKING AND CONTINUED THE FLT, BUT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THE PAPERWORK WAS INCORRECT.

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.