A B737-700 was dispatched in non compliance with 2 adjacent static wicks missing on the same control...

Attributes
ACN	627108
Time
Date	200407
Day	Tue
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	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	627108
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Pilot called line maintenance at push time to inform that 2 static discharge wicks (adjacent) were missing from the r-hand horizontal stabilizer, outboard of elevator. I found this to be correct and contacted ZZZ maintenance control who instructed me to cdl 23-60-01 and I complied, completed paperwork and the aircraft was dispatched. The problem with this issue was discovered by another crew later in the day and brought up on return to the static wicks were replaced and the cdl (confign deviation list) was cleared. Aircraft was allowed to continue its service day. My purpose for writing this was not only to evaluate my mistake but to clarify the cdl description in the MEL/cdl manual to be less confusing to all. The problem is there can't be 2 static wicks missing adjacent to each other, on the same control surface.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH 2 ADJACENT STATIC WICKS MISSING ON THE SAME CTL SURFACE.

Narrative: PLT CALLED LINE MAINT AT PUSH TIME TO INFORM THAT 2 STATIC DISCHARGE WICKS (ADJACENT) WERE MISSING FROM THE R-HAND HORIZ STABILIZER, OUTBOARD OF ELEVATOR. I FOUND THIS TO BE CORRECT AND CONTACTED ZZZ MAINT CTL WHO INSTRUCTED ME TO CDL 23-60-01 AND I COMPLIED, COMPLETED PAPERWORK AND THE ACFT WAS DISPATCHED. THE PROB WITH THIS ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED BY ANOTHER CREW LATER IN THE DAY AND BROUGHT UP ON RETURN TO THE STATIC WICKS WERE REPLACED AND THE CDL (CONFIGN DEV LIST) WAS CLRED. ACFT WAS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE ITS SVC DAY. MY PURPOSE FOR WRITING THIS WAS NOT ONLY TO EVALUATE MY MISTAKE BUT TO CLARIFY THE CDL DESCRIPTION IN THE MEL/CDL MANUAL TO BE LESS CONFUSING TO ALL. THE PROB IS THERE CAN'T BE 2 STATIC WICKS MISSING ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER, ON THE SAME CTL SURFACE.

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.

A B737-700 was dispatched in non compliance with 2 adjacent static wicks missing on the same control surface.