A B737-700 WHILE TAXIING THE CAPT HAD NO BRAKE CTL. MAINT FOUND FORWARD BRAKE CROSS-OVER ROD DISCONNECTED AT CENTER DISCONNECT.

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ON MON JUNE 2004; I INSPECTED THE RECONNECTION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL BUS PUSHRODS THAT HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED FOR MAINT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE RECONNECTED THEM ON THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT. I SAW THAT EVERYTHING WAS HOOKED UP CORRECTLY AS PER THE MAINT MANUAL. THIS IS WHERE THE MAINT MANUAL TELLS YOU TO DISCONNECT THE RODS; AND ALSO ADJUST THEM IF REQUIRED. APPARENTLY WHOEVER DISCONNECTED THE FORWARD ROD DID IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROD WHERE IT IS SEPARATED; SO IT CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE ACFT. THIS ROD BEING LEFT LOOSE WHEN THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE; JAMMED UP ON A FLT ON OR ABOUT MON JUNE 2004. WHEN THE CAPT APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY DIDN'T WORK; BUT THEY DID WORK ON THE FO'S SIDE. I BELIEVE THE WHOLE SIT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE ITEM HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP DIFFERENTLY ON THE NON-ROUTINE CARD; AND DOCUMENTED BETTER. THE ITEM WAS WRITTEN UP AS; 'HYD BRAKE QUADRANT CROSS-OVER RODS DISCONNECTED FOR MAINT.' IT SHOULD HAVE SAID; 'DISCONNECT THE BRAKE PEDAL BUS PUSHRODS FOR MAINT.' THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN UP NOBODY DOCUMENTED WHERE THEY WERE DISCONNECTED; OR WHO DISCONNECTED THEM. IF THIS WORK HAD BEEN BETTER DOCUMENTED; THIS WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. NOWHERE IN THE MAINT MANUAL DOES IT MENTION THE BOLT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FORWARD ROD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE RODS WERE DISCONNECTED AT THE ROD ENDS EXCEPT THE MOST FORWARD ROD; WHICH WAS DISCONNECTED AT THE CENTER DISCONNECT. THE RPTR SAID NEITHER THE MAINT MANUAL NOR THE NON-ROUTINE WRITE UP DESCRIBES THE CENTER DISCONNECT. THE RPTR STATED THE INSPECTION OF THE INSTALLATION WAS MADE AT BOTH L AND R ROD ENDS; OVERLOOKING THE CENTER CONNECTION. THE RPTR SAID THE CORRECTIONS TO THE MAINT MANUAL HAVE BEEN SENT TO TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS. THE RPTR STATED MORE TRAINING MUST BE GIVEN TO TECHNICIANS WRITING NON-ROUTINE CARDS TO CLEARLY DESCRIBE THE JOB; WHAT WAS DONE; AND LOCATION.