Narrative:

Aircraft was placed OTS so maintenance could repair and clear MEL 31-03 for digital fdr. ZZZ was the designated airport. I allowed the mechanic to release the aircraft for flight and I returned the aircraft for revenue service without a firm diagnosis of parts required for repair and availability confirmation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB140 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE DIGITAL FDR DEFERRED AND OUT OF TIME FOR A POSITIVE FIX. MAINT CTLR ERROR ADMITTED.

Narrative: ACFT WAS PLACED OTS SO MAINT COULD REPAIR AND CLR MEL 31-03 FOR DIGITAL FDR. ZZZ WAS THE DESIGNATED ARPT. I ALLOWED THE MECH TO RELEASE THE ACFT FOR FLT AND I RETURNED THE ACFT FOR REVENUE SVC WITHOUT A FIRM DIAGNOSIS OF PARTS REQUIRED FOR REPAIR AND AVAILABILITY CONFIRMATION.

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.