A B737-700 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A REQUIRED FLAP OVERSPD CHK NOT ACCOMPLISHED.

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I AM EMPLOYED AS A LEAD TECHNICIAN BY ABC AIRLINES AT ZZZ. WE PERFORM CONTRACT MAINT FOR XYZ AIRLINES. ON NOV/SAT/02; I WAS CONTACTED BY XYZ MAINT CTLR ABOUT THEIR B737. IT HAD A FLAP OVERSPD. I WENT TO THEIR ACFT AND READ THE LOGBOOK. AS I RECALL; IT SAID WITH FLAPS DOWN; THE INDICATED AIRSPD WENT TO 180 KIAS FOR A FEW SECONDS. I RPTED THIS TO XYZ MAINT CTLR. THEY SAID IT WAS LESS THAN A 15 KT OVERSPD AND COULD BE DEFERRED PER THEIR MAINT MANUAL FOR 100 HRS. I ASKED WHAT THEIR MAX SPD WAS BEFORE THE ACFT IS CONSIDERED TO BE OVERSPD; AND THEY TOLD ME THAT 180 KTS WAS WITHIN THE 15 KT LIMIT. THEY FAXED ME THE MAINT MANUAL REF. I COMPLETED THE LOGBOOK FOR THE DEFERMENT. I CONTACTED MAINT CTLR AND TOLD THEM I WAS DONE. I THEN FAXED TO THEM THEIR FORM WITH THE EXACT WRITE-UP AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. I DID NOT HEAR FROM THEM AGAIN. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT IN THE 15 KT WINDOW AND A PHASE I OR II INSPECTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED PRIOR TO FURTHER FLT. WHEN THE MAINT CTLR CALLED ME; THEY KNEW THE OVERSPD WAS AT 180 KTS. I KNOW THIS; BECAUSE HE TOLD ME. I CONFIRMED THIS WHEN I RETRIEVED THE LOGBOOK AND READ IT TO HIM WORD FOR WORD. I THEN CONFIRMED THE WRITE-UP TO THEM AGAIN; VIA THE RPT. I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR FLT OPERATIONAL LIMITS. IF THEY SAY IT IS WITHIN 15 KTS; THEN I MUST TRUST THEIR MAINT CTLR. I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE RESPONSIBLE IN TELLING ME WHAT THEY WANTED DONE WITH THEIR ACFT. THEY KNOW THEIR LIMITS; AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE OVER OR UNDER 15 KTS.