A B737-700 returned to the gate with thrust reverser overhead light on. Technician had crew reverse engine 5 times. Light cleared; but no logbook item entered for repair.

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Attributes
ACN	682848
Time
Date	200511
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	682848
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : reverser position indication other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft returned to gate because of a thrust reverser light overhead after engine start-up. When the captain called; I told him to cycle the thrust reverser 5 times and it would go away if it was only a stow fault. After captain accomplished this; the light was extinguished. This is per the fault isolation manual. The problem is that I didn't require the captain to enter this in his logbook. I took for granted that this procedure was ok to perform without an entry in the logbook because the captain can perform the procedure without maintenance involvement -- much like cycling circuit breakers to fix problems. I have been notified by my manager that we can no longer use this procedure to clear reverser lights and that I must have a logbook entry and have maintenance come out to reset the engine accessory unit. I do feel that this should be allowed in our program -- just like cycling breakers or reconfiguring the aircraft after takeoff warning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 RETURNED TO THE GATE WITH THRUST REVERSER OVERHEAD LIGHT ON. TECHNICIAN HAD CREW REVERSE ENG 5 TIMES. LIGHT CLRED; BUT NO LOGBOOK ITEM ENTERED FOR REPAIR.

Narrative: ACFT RETURNED TO GATE BECAUSE OF A THRUST REVERSER LIGHT OVERHEAD AFTER ENG START-UP. WHEN THE CAPT CALLED; I TOLD HIM TO CYCLE THE THRUST REVERSER 5 TIMES AND IT WOULD GO AWAY IF IT WAS ONLY A STOW FAULT. AFTER CAPT ACCOMPLISHED THIS; THE LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED. THIS IS PER THE FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL. THE PROB IS THAT I DIDN'T REQUIRE THE CAPT TO ENTER THIS IN HIS LOGBOOK. I TOOK FOR GRANTED THAT THIS PROC WAS OK TO PERFORM WITHOUT AN ENTRY IN THE LOGBOOK BECAUSE THE CAPT CAN PERFORM THE PROC WITHOUT MAINT INVOLVEMENT -- MUCH LIKE CYCLING CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO FIX PROBS. I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY MY MGR THAT WE CAN NO LONGER USE THIS PROC TO CLR REVERSER LIGHTS AND THAT I MUST HAVE A LOGBOOK ENTRY AND HAVE MAINT COME OUT TO RESET THE ENG ACCESSORY UNIT. I DO FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN OUR PROGRAM -- JUST LIKE CYCLING BREAKERS OR RECONFIGURING THE ACFT AFTER TKOF WARNING.

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.