Narrative:

The new on-line airworthiness certification test was taken and passed by me on jan/sun/05 with an 'unmastered' status given. I asked about that and they said it has to go through X to be approved. Since I passed the test and that was my confirmation; I took it as such. On oct/thu/05; I was checking my catiii status and while browsing through my transcript; I noticed that my airworthiness certificate still said 'unmastered.' I asked my supervisor about it and he said I was not on the airworthiness list. I have signed off several airworthiness releases -- about 5 or 10 -- I am guessing since my original certificate expired. I feel the program needs to be fixed in that people need to know immediately if they are or are not recertified. If we are taking these tests on-line; there should be no glitches like this. This is too important for something like this to happen.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 AUTOLAND TECHNICIAN RPTS CERTIFYING 5 OR MORE AUTOLAND ACFT WITH TRAINING RECORDS INDICATING TECHNICIAN WAS NOT QUALIFIED.

Narrative: THE NEW ON-LINE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION TEST WAS TAKEN AND PASSED BY ME ON JAN/SUN/05 WITH AN 'UNMASTERED' STATUS GIVEN. I ASKED ABOUT THAT AND THEY SAID IT HAS TO GO THROUGH X TO BE APPROVED. SINCE I PASSED THE TEST AND THAT WAS MY CONFIRMATION; I TOOK IT AS SUCH. ON OCT/THU/05; I WAS CHKING MY CATIII STATUS AND WHILE BROWSING THROUGH MY TRANSCRIPT; I NOTICED THAT MY AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE STILL SAID 'UNMASTERED.' I ASKED MY SUPVR ABOUT IT AND HE SAID I WAS NOT ON THE AIRWORTHINESS LIST. I HAVE SIGNED OFF SEVERAL AIRWORTHINESS RELEASES -- ABOUT 5 OR 10 -- I AM GUESSING SINCE MY ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED. I FEEL THE PROGRAM NEEDS TO BE FIXED IN THAT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW IMMEDIATELY IF THEY ARE OR ARE NOT RECERTIFIED. IF WE ARE TAKING THESE TESTS ON-LINE; THERE SHOULD BE NO GLITCHES LIKE THIS. THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.