A B727 was dispatched in non compliance with an invalid and out of time maintenance release document...

Attributes
ACN	581510
Time
Date	200305
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem.tracon
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	581510
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 72 flight time total : 2950 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	581507
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

We departed on may/tue/03, XA46Z for ZZZ1 on flight abc and landed at XA21Z may/wed/03. Approximately XA00Z, the engineer noted that we had departed ZZZ with an invalid ard (airworthiness release document) due to an expired tire check. The tire check expired at XD30Z may/tue/03. The problem was rectified in ZZZ1 by maintenance and a new ard issued. As a note, this oversight had gone unnoticed by 4 sets of eyes -- ZZZ maintenance, so, captain and ZZZ1 maintenance. Supplemental information from acn 581507: crew launched on flight without realizing that the ard (airworthiness release document) would expire in-flight approximately 50 mins prior to reaching destination. Supplemental information from acn 581655: after thoroughly reviewing this document, I felt that the aircraft was airworthy. I misread the expiration time of the document when compared to our scheduled arrival time. When we arrived at our destination we did another thorough preflight for the next leg. This is when we discovered the error. A solution to not let this happen again would be to put a space on the flight plan release which shows the expiration date and time of the airworthiness release document.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN INVALID AND OUT OF TIME MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED ON MAY/TUE/03, XA46Z FOR ZZZ1 ON FLT ABC AND LANDED AT XA21Z MAY/WED/03. APPROX XA00Z, THE ENGINEER NOTED THAT WE HAD DEPARTED ZZZ WITH AN INVALID ARD (AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE DOCUMENT) DUE TO AN EXPIRED TIRE CHK. THE TIRE CHK EXPIRED AT XD30Z MAY/TUE/03. THE PROB WAS RECTIFIED IN ZZZ1 BY MAINT AND A NEW ARD ISSUED. AS A NOTE, THIS OVERSIGHT HAD GONE UNNOTICED BY 4 SETS OF EYES -- ZZZ MAINT, SO, CAPT AND ZZZ1 MAINT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 581507: CREW LAUNCHED ON FLT WITHOUT REALIZING THAT THE ARD (AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE DOCUMENT) WOULD EXPIRE INFLT APPROX 50 MINS PRIOR TO REACHING DEST. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 581655: AFTER THOROUGHLY REVIEWING THIS DOCUMENT, I FELT THAT THE ACFT WAS AIRWORTHY. I MISREAD THE EXPIRATION TIME OF THE DOCUMENT WHEN COMPARED TO OUR SCHEDULED ARR TIME. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DEST WE DID ANOTHER THOROUGH PREFLT FOR THE NEXT LEG. THIS IS WHEN WE DISCOVERED THE ERROR. A SOLUTION TO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN WOULD BE TO PUT A SPACE ON THE FLT PLAN RELEASE WHICH SHOWS THE EXPIRATION DATE AND TIME OF THE AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE DOCUMENT.

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.