ACR FLT ILLEGALLY DEPARTED FOR AN OVERSEAS DEST WITH THE APU GENERATOR INOP. FLT WAS ORIGINALLY DISPATCHED UNDER THE 3 HR RULE PRIOR TO DISPATCHER KNOWING OF THE EQUIP PROB AT ORD; IL.

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FLT WAS RELEASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 180 MIN ETOPS. AFTER RELEASE; THE CAPT CALLED AND SAID THAT HE READ ON THE FLT PLAN THAT HE WAS UNDER 180 MIN ETOPS; HOWEVER; THE 36 LOGBOOK INDICATED THAT THE APU GENERATOR WAS INOP; AND THAT MAINT WAS WORKING ON IT. I ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A PLACARD ON THE APU GENERATOR; BUT THAT IF NEEDED; WE COULD OPERATE UNDER 120 MIN RULE; AND TO HAVE THE MECH CONTACT TECHNICIAN IF THEY NEEDED A PLACARD. I NEVER HEARD FROM THE CREW; TECHNICIAN; OR THE MECH; AND THE FLT DEPARTED ORD UNDER 180 MIN ETOPS AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED. AT XA00 LCL; I TURNED THE DESK OVER TO THE NEXT DISPATCHER. THE NEXT DAY; THERE WAS A NOTE IN MY LOCKER FROM HIM ASKING THAT IN THE FUTURE; I SHOULD TELL HIM ABOUT 120 MIN OPS RATHER THAN HIM FINDING OUT AFTER THE FLT WAS AIRBORNE. I LATER FOUND OUT FROM HIM THAT THE CREW OR TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE PLACARD HAD BEEN INADVERTENTLY REMOVED BY LAX MAINT; AND WAS REINSTATED 2 1/2 HRS AFTER THE FLT HAD DEPARTED ORD. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED TECHNICIAN TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS; AND ASKED WHO THEIR SUPVR WAS. I CALLED THEM IN TUL; BUT THEY WERE OUT OF THE OFFICE; BUT THE SECRETARY SUGGESTED THAT I SPEAK TO SOMEONE ELSE THAT COULD HANDLE THE PROB. I SPOKE TO THEM; BUT DO NOT REMEMBER THEIR NAME; AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHK INTO THE PROB.