An MD80 left engine oil service door loose hinge was deferred per the technician foreman but was incorrectly entered in the maintenance history with a 3 day limit versus a 10 day limit.

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Attributes
ACN	617924
Time
Date	200405
Day	Fri
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
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
ASRS Report	617924
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Oil service door for left engine secure, but had a loose hinge. Advised ZZZ1 tech of loose hinge. Item written in maintenance record. Aircraft was ok for service and item should have had a 10 day limit rather than a 30 day limit. Door was not in danger of separating from aircraft had been inspected and needed a 10 day with the deferral.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 L ENG OIL SVC DOOR LOOSE HINGE WAS DEFERRED PER THE TECHNICIAN FOREMAN BUT WAS INCORRECTLY ENTERED IN THE MAINT HISTORY WITH A 3 DAY LIMIT VERSUS A 10 DAY LIMIT.

Narrative: OIL SVC DOOR FOR L ENG SECURE, BUT HAD A LOOSE HINGE. ADVISED ZZZ1 TECH OF LOOSE HINGE. ITEM WRITTEN IN MAINT RECORD. ACFT WAS OK FOR SVC AND ITEM SHOULD HAVE HAD A 10 DAY LIMIT RATHER THAN A 30 DAY LIMIT. DOOR WAS NOT IN DANGER OF SEPARATING FROM ACFT HAD BEEN INSPECTED AND NEEDED A 10 DAY WITH THE DEFERRAL.

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.