AN AIRBUS 320 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE ENG MASTER CHIP DETECTOR INDICATOR RESET WITH NO DEFERRED ITEM FOR 10 YR RECHK.

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I FOUND THESE DISCREPANCIES WHILE SVCING THE ENG OILS. I WAS TOLD TO EXAMINE THE POP-OUT INDICATOR AND TO RESET IT; IF NECESSARY; DURING MY AIRBUS RECEIVE AND DISPATCH OJT CLASS ON SVCING ENG OILS. BUT I WAS NEVER INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO WRITE UP AND SIGN OFF THE DISCREPANCY OR EXACTLY WHAT IT TAKES JUST TO RESET THE INDICATOR; IF NECESSARY. A FEW DAYS BEFORE I SVCED ACFT XXX; I PERFORMED MY FIRST AIRBUS DAILY CHK (WORK CARD) AND REMEMBERED READING A CAUTION ABOUT THE CHIP DETECTOR INDICATOR BEING POPPED. SO I PRINTED UP A DAILY WORKCARD FOR REF AND DECIDED TO SIGN OFF THE DISCREPANCY USING INFO ON THE WORK CARD EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT ACTUALLY PERFORMING A DAILY INSPECTION. POS 1 B1 BASICALLY SAYS IF INDICATOR POPPED TO PROGRAM INSPECTION #79-00-00-281-002 TO BE PERFORMED WITHIN 10 CYCLES; AND THAT WAS HOW I SIGNED OFF THE DISCREPANCY FOR BOTH ACFT. THE PROB WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN BY AIRLINE MGMNT CONCERNING ACFT XXX AND HOW I PROGRAMMED THE DISCREPANCY ON THE COMPUTER. WE DISCOVERED THAT MY PROCS FOR PROGRAMMING THE DISCREPANCY WERE CORRECT; AND THE ONLY ERROR WE COULD FIND WAS 2 TYPOS IN THE COMPUTER WRITE-UP. I BELIEVE THE COMPUTER PROGRAM IN THE WAY THAT IT WRAPPED THE LINE AROUND; CAUSED THE TYPOS. ALSO; WE FOUND THAT I HAD NOT CALLED PLANNING AFTER PROGRAMMING THESE ITEMS. I WAS UNAWARE THAT I NEED TO CALL PLANNING. THIS POLICY IS STATED IN ACR MAINT POLICIES AND PROCS. NOW I KNOW THAT I NEED TO MAKE THIS CALL. IN RESEARCHING THE PROB BROUGHT TO MY ATTN BY ACR MGMNT; I FOUND 2 DIFFERENT REFS TO USE IN SIGNING OFF THIS DISCREPANCY. I DO NOT KNOW IF I WAS CORRECT IN SIGNING OFF THIS DISCREPANCY THE WAY THAT I DID OR SHOULD I HAVE USED THE NOTE IN AMM CHAPTER 12-13-79-210-055 PARAGRAPH A TO SIGN OFF THIS DISCREPANCY. THE AMM CHAPTER 12-13-79-210-055 NOTE STATES: IN ORDER TO REDUCE BURDEN FOR NUISANCE ELECTRICAL MASTER CHIP DETECTOR POP-OUT INDICATION; THE INSPECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL MASTER CHIP DETECTOR CAN BE DEFERRED TO THE NEXT CONVENIENT MAINT OPPORTUNITY WHERE TRAINED PERSONNEL CAN PERFORM THE INSPECTION WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH REVENUE SVC OP.