Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model
Maintenance Powerplant; Maintenance Airframe
Human-Machine Interface; Communication Breakdown
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural MEL / CDL
General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Human Factors; MEL; Procedure; Equipment / Tooling
August 2015; I was called onto an aircraft due to a 'Sys 2 Reg' fault. Deferred item through Lead and Maintenance Operations Control (MOC). Aircraft blocked out and I connected the MEL through IPAD/Digital communications under 'deferred Aircraft Maintenance Technician (remove from work)'.Upon arriving to work four days later; I was informed of the inadvertent fact [clearing] of the MEL. I explained the events that took place four days earlier to my Manager and senior Manager and came to the conclusion that there was an IPAD digital communication malfunction. I believe we can prevent this event from happening again by fixing the IPAD/Digital communications [software] issues. IPAD facted [cleared] MEL.
An Aircraft Maintenance Technician recommended his Air Carrier fix the malfunctions with their IPAD/Digital communication software program that cleared a 'System-2 Regulator' fault discrepancy instead of deferring the Logbook item.