Maintenance Airframe; Maintenance Powerplant
Confusion; Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Maintenance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Maintenance Action
Equipment / Tooling; Human Factors; MEL; Aircraft; Procedure; Software and Automation
While signing off work steps on the electronic device Maintenance application; electronic sign-off allows the technician to N/A the step even when not allowed per GMM.  E/A XXXX-XXXXX does not allow for N/A to be used. therefore the option shouldn't be allowed in the maintenance application.
Technician reported that when using the maintenance application for electronic log book sign offs; it allows the use of 'Not Applicable' for entries; which is not allowed by the Engineering Authorization.