A B767 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH IMPROPER LOGBOOK ENTRIES FOR WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY A TECHNICIAN WHO DID NOT DO THE WORK.

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ON DEC/XA/99; I WAS WORKING AN 'A' CHK WITH 2 OTHER ACFT MECHS. DURING THE CHK; I DISCOVERED THAT 1 TIRE OF THE ACFT WAS QUESTIONABLE ON WEAR LIMITS AND PROBABLY NEEDED REPLACING. WHEN ONE OF THE OTHER MECHS ARRIVED; HE CONFIRMED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD ONLY BEEN ACTIVITY WORKING ON THE LINE FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH; AFTER MY ORIENTATION TRAINING; AND THEREFORE FELT I SHOULD ASK MORE EXPERIENCED MECHS FOR THEIR OPINION. THE 2 MORE EXPERIENCED MECHS CHANGED THE TIRE WHILE I CONTINUED WITH THE ASSIGNED MAINT I HAD BEEN WORKING ON THAT EVENING. WHEN WE COMPLETED ALL THE WORK AND WENT INTO THE OFFICE TO COMPLETE OUR PAPERWORK; ONE OF THE MECHS THAT HAD PERFORMED THE WORK WAS NOT AVAILABLE (I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHERE HE WAS OR WHY). WHEN THE TIRE CHANGE WAS RECORDED IN THE NON ROUTINE ITEMS OF THE 'A' CHK; THE MECH THAT CHANGED THE TIRE SIGNED THE TIRE CHANGE COMPLETION. SINCE THE SECOND MECH THAT WORKED ON THE TIRE WAS NOT PRESENT; THE CREW CHIEF TOLD ME THAT I COULD SIGN THE CONFIRMATION. I CHALLENGED HIM AND STATED THAT I WASN'T QUALIFIED TO SIGN A CONFIRMATION AND HE SAID; 'ANYONE CAN SIGN THE CONFIRMATION.' I FELT THAT BEING I WAS TOLD TO SIGN IT BY MY CREW CHIEF THAT I WOULD BE JEOPARDIZING MY JOB BY CHALLENGING HIS AUTH; PARTICULARLY DURING MY PROBATION PERIOD. IN THE MONTHS SINCE THIS INCIDENT; I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE TO REFUSE TO SIGN THE CONFIRMATION. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT THE PERSON SIGNING THE CONFIRMATION CHK SHOULD BE PRESENT DURING THE MAINT WORK BEING PERFORMED TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE ACTIONS IN THE MAINT PROC ARE FOLLOWED.