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A B737-700 was released for service after a major alteration accomplished and approved on form 337. Airworthiness release was not signed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 720927 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 720927 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft departed without airworthy release upon completion of a major alteration. At the time of occurrence I did not have airworthy release authority/authorized and was unfamiliar with maintenance procedures manual policy. The paperwork aco does not indicate a release is required.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC AFTER A MAJOR ALTERATION ACCOMPLISHED AND APPROVED ON FORM 337. AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE WAS NOT SIGNED.
Narrative: ACFT DEPARTED WITHOUT AIRWORTHY RELEASE UPON COMPLETION OF A MAJOR ALTERATION. AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE I DID NOT HAVE AIRWORTHY RELEASE AUTH AND WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH MAINT PROCS MANUAL POLICY. THE PAPERWORK ACO DOES NOT INDICATE A RELEASE IS REQUIRED.
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.