A B737-500 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH REMOVED NAV CTL PANEL PARTS TAG NOT COMPLETED AND PART NOT TAGGED.

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ACFT X HAD AN INOP #1 NAV CTL PANEL. DUTY CTR SENT ME TO ROB ACFT Y FOR #1 NAV CTL PANEL. HAVING JUST RECENTLY REOPENED A STOCK OF ROBBED PARTS TAGS; I STOPPED BY THE OFFICE; GRABBED ONE AND PROCEEDED TO COMPLETE ALL THE PAPERWORK TO COMPLETE THE JOB; EXCEPT A SERVICEABLE PARTS TAG. I FOUND OUT LATER AT SHIFT CHANGE; ONE IS REQUIRED. SEP/WED/02; I GOT TO WORK; CALLED DUTY CTR TO VERIFY THE NEED OF A SERVICEABLE TAG. FIRST CTLR SAID; 'NO;' WE DO IT ALL THE TIME. I CHKED WITH THE LEAD CTLR NEXT. HE SAID 'YES.' I INFORMED HIM OF THE MISTAKE. HE REFERRED ME TO QC SUPVR; WHO REFERRED ME TO A RECEIVING INSPECTOR. I EXPLAINED THE SIT AGAIN AND ASKED HIM TO PRINT A TAG SO I COULD TELECOM THE REMOVABLE INSTALLATION INFO FOR THE UNIT AND HE INSISTED WE JUST MAKE IT SERVICEABLE IN THE COMPUTER. AT THIS POINT I THOUGHT THAT A SERVICEABLE TAG SHOULD BE PRINTED AND FILLED OUT; NOT JUST A TAG NUMBER ISSUED IN THE COMPUTER. I CAN ONLY ATTRIBUTE THIS MISTAKE TO MY ACTIONS BECAUSE ULTIMATELY; I AM RESPONSIBLE. I SIMPLY HAD THE ROB PARTS TAG IN MIND AND NEGLECTED TO REMEMBER THE SERVICEABLE TAG. FUTURE INCIDENCES COULD BE AVOIDED BY DUTY CTR IF THEY HAD A QUICK REF GUIDE FOR PAPERWORK; THAT HAD A TABLE FOR ALL REQUIRED AND ASSOCIATED PAPERWORK FOR THIS AND OTHER KINDS OF MAINT ACTION. APPROPRIATE MAINT MANUAL PROCS WERE FOLLOWED IN INSTALLATION AND FOR HEADS UP DISPLAY UPGRADE.