A B737-700 was dispatched after repair of a deferred 'rudder power on' light. Airplane was operated 60 days with the flight force monitor circuit breaker pulled and collared per the MEL special procedures.

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Attributes
ACN	677882
Time
Date	200509
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
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	677882
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Situations
Publication	MEL

Narrative:

On sep/tue/05; I was assigned aircraft with a service check; chip detection #1 inspection; WX radar antenna doubler and MEL on standby rudder 'on' light. Having completed all work; I troubleshot the MEL to a bad R-21 relay on back of P-5 overhead flight control panel. Replacing the relay corrected the problem. I signed off and cleared the MEL (reference page X). Being unfamiliar with specific MEL; I did not know the flight force monitor breaker on P6-2 panel had been pulled and collared. The MEL sticker in logbook made no mention of sp-2 and maintenance control did not mention breaker when called to clear MEL. Also; there is no cockpit indication that would show breaker out during operations check. I released aircraft to service and not until nov/thu/05 did a crew call in the breaker.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 WAS DISPATCHED AFTER REPAIR OF A DEFERRED 'RUDDER PWR ON' LIGHT. AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED 60 DAYS WITH THE FLT FORCE MONITOR CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED AND COLLARED PER THE MEL SPECIAL PROCS.

Narrative: ON SEP/TUE/05; I WAS ASSIGNED ACFT WITH A SVC CHK; CHIP DETECTION #1 INSPECTION; WX RADAR ANTENNA DOUBLER AND MEL ON STANDBY RUDDER 'ON' LIGHT. HAVING COMPLETED ALL WORK; I TROUBLESHOT THE MEL TO A BAD R-21 RELAY ON BACK OF P-5 OVERHEAD FLT CTL PANEL. REPLACING THE RELAY CORRECTED THE PROB. I SIGNED OFF AND CLRED THE MEL (REF PAGE X). BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH SPECIFIC MEL; I DID NOT KNOW THE FLT FORCE MONITOR BREAKER ON P6-2 PANEL HAD BEEN PULLED AND COLLARED. THE MEL STICKER IN LOGBOOK MADE NO MENTION OF SP-2 AND MAINT CTL DID NOT MENTION BREAKER WHEN CALLED TO CLR MEL. ALSO; THERE IS NO COCKPIT INDICATION THAT WOULD SHOW BREAKER OUT DURING OPS CHK. I RELEASED ACFT TO SVC AND NOT UNTIL NOV/THU/05 DID A CREW CALL IN THE BREAKER.

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.