A B737 was dispatched in non compliance with a wing body overheat job card incomplete.

Attributes
ACN	622664
Time
Date	200406
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	622664
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
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	Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Came to the hangar for troubleshooting of wing to body overheat light, MEL #X. Job was assigned because my lead technician decided to work the discrepancy off a job card. I work as an a&P technician at the hangar-line. During the maintenance process I assigned a job card X to a job card Y for partial work accomplished. Dayshift avionics hangar line was involved in the troubleshooting and it was determined it was their discrepancy. I documented the removal of the panels and reinstallation of some of the panels on the job card X and assigned the job card X to a job card Y. At shift tie-in I informed the a&P technician about the job card X and the job card Y. The swing shift lead completed the installation of the panels and gave the job card X to the avionics technician. The avionics technician completed the work they were doing and signed off the MEL on the next job card Y in the logbook failing to see I had already initiated a job card Y on the prior page. The aircraft was made airworthy and departed with the job card Y incomplete.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A WING BODY OVERHEAT JOB CARD INCOMPLETE.

Narrative: CAME TO THE HANGAR FOR TROUBLESHOOTING OF WING TO BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT, MEL #X. JOB WAS ASSIGNED BECAUSE MY LEAD TECHNICIAN DECIDED TO WORK THE DISCREPANCY OFF A JOB CARD. I WORK AS AN A&P TECHNICIAN AT THE HANGAR-LINE. DURING THE MAINT PROCESS I ASSIGNED A JOB CARD X TO A JOB CARD Y FOR PARTIAL WORK ACCOMPLISHED. DAYSHIFT AVIONICS HANGAR LINE WAS INVOLVED IN THE TROUBLESHOOTING AND IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS THEIR DISCREPANCY. I DOCUMENTED THE REMOVAL OF THE PANELS AND REINSTALLATION OF SOME OF THE PANELS ON THE JOB CARD X AND ASSIGNED THE JOB CARD X TO A JOB CARD Y. AT SHIFT TIE-IN I INFORMED THE A&P TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE JOB CARD X AND THE JOB CARD Y. THE SWING SHIFT LEAD COMPLETED THE INSTALLATION OF THE PANELS AND GAVE THE JOB CARD X TO THE AVIONICS TECHNICIAN. THE AVIONICS TECHNICIAN COMPLETED THE WORK THEY WERE DOING AND SIGNED OFF THE MEL ON THE NEXT JOB CARD Y IN THE LOGBOOK FAILING TO SEE I HAD ALREADY INITIATED A JOB CARD Y ON THE PRIOR PAGE. THE ACFT WAS MADE AIRWORTHY AND DEPARTED WITH THE JOB CARD Y INCOMPLETE.

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.