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A B757-200 was dispatched after completion of a scheduled overnight service check that was accomplished and signed off by an unqualified technician that did not have maintenance release authority/authorized.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 711527 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 27 |
| ASRS Report | 711527 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Was told by my lead that the contract carrier notified him that I was qualified to do the schedule check. When I brought it to the lead's attention that I was not qualified; the carrier maintenance controller told the lead technician that I was qualified when in fact later it was found that I was not qualified to do this check and to sign the airworthy release.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED AFTER COMPLETION OF A SCHEDULED OVERNIGHT SVC CHK THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND SIGNED OFF BY AN UNQUALIFIED TECHNICIAN THAT DID NOT HAVE MAINT RELEASE AUTH.
Narrative: WAS TOLD BY MY LEAD THAT THE CONTRACT CARRIER NOTIFIED HIM THAT I WAS QUALIFIED TO DO THE SCHEDULE CHK. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE LEAD'S ATTN THAT I WAS NOT QUALIFIED; THE CARRIER MAINT CTLR TOLD THE LEAD TECHNICIAN THAT I WAS QUALIFIED WHEN IN FACT LATER IT WAS FOUND THAT I WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO THIS CHK AND TO SIGN THE AIRWORTHY RELEASE.
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.