A B777-200 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A LONG TERM DEFERRED ITEM WITH INADEQUATE INFO ON HOW THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS TIED BACK AND PROTECTED.

Narrative

WAS TAKING CARE OF A WRITEUP GENERATED BY A TECHNICIAN ON A 'HVY CHK' ENG. THE 777'S IN OUR FLEET HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBS WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH ON THE ENGS: THE ASSOCIATED WIRING HARNESS. IT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE OF THIS SWITCH OR PLUG GENERATES NO MESSAGES IN FLT DECK TO PLTS (FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND; ENGINEERING FLAW). IN ANY CASE; I FOUND HARNESS PART FOR THE ASSOCIATED UNIT DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. WE DID NOT HAVE A NEW HARNESS IN STOCK AT THE STATION BEFORE THE ACFT WOULD DEPART. I SOUGHT ASSISTANCE FROM MY LEAD. I WAS TOLD THIS ITEM WAS A CARRY FORWARD. I SHOULD USE THE STANDARD REF OF MOP 5-0-100-1 AND THAT I SHOULD TIE/PROTECT THE DAMAGED HARNESS PART BACK OUT OF WAY INSTEAD OF REINSTALLING; RISK DAMAGING ENG SWITCH. I DID AS I WAS DIRECTED. LATER IN THE EVENING; I RECEIVED A CALL FROM STATION MAINT MGMNT AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO CALL BACK WITH INFO ON MY CARRY FORWARD ITEM; SINCE SYS LINE MAINT CTL SAID I MADE AN IMPROPER DEFERRAL. I DID NOT SAY WHAT I DID WITH CONNECTOR (I PROTECTED AND TIED BACK) AND THEY SAID I DID NOT INOP SYS. SINCE MY LEAD HAD EXPERIENCED THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE HE DID NOT SAY I HAD TO INOP SYS. HE TOLD ME I ONLY NEEDED TO TIE BACK DAMAGED HARNESS. I CALLED BACK OUR STATION MAINT CTLR; RELAYED THE INFO I WAS DIRECTED AND DID. I WAS TOLD WHEN ACFT ARRIVED BACK ENG WAS OPENED UP AND CONNECTOR IN QUESTION WAS FOUND TIED BACK CORRECTLY. AFTER THAT I WAS TOLD UPON MY RETURN BACK TO WORK I WAS TO CALL OUR SYS LINE MAINT CTLR FOR 777'S AND I WAS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THEM TONIGHT. I DID FAIL TO UPDATE ITEM THAT I TIED BACK AND PROTECTED DAMAGED CONNECTOR. I JUST PUT IN MY CARRY FORWARD ITEM; THAT WE HAD NO PARTS. I DON'T KNOW IF THE ACFT TOOK A DELAY OR IF IT WAS REMOVED FROM ITS PLANNED ROUTING. I WAS NOT SURE HOW TO DEFER THIS ITEM; SO I ASKED MY LEAD FOR HELP. THOUGH I WAS THE ONE WHO DEFERRED THIS ITEM; I THOUGHT I WAS DOING MY PAPERWORK AND ACTIONS CORRECTLY; MINUS NOT GIVING ENOUGH INFO ON MY TIEBACK ACTION.