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An aircraft maintenance technician (amt) reports numerous violations that have been occurring in his air carrier engine shop that include unserviceable (scrapped) forward fan cases that are reworked and damaged acoustic panels that are reinstalled without proper documentation; co-mingling of serviceable and unserviceable parts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1151233 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201402 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fan Case |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
I am an air carrier mechanic working in our engine shop (rolls royce trent build line) and have observed numerous violations including: 1) parts (forward fan cases) that have been previously deemed unserviceable (scrapped) are being brought back into [engine] build-up and reworked shop without proper documentation noted on (engine shop return to service tag). 2) seven modules; forward fan cases; are being separated and in some instances reinstalled without documentation. Brackets; ice impacted and acoustic panels are being removed and installed without documentation. 3) fan cases are being reworked without paperwork (no logbook or bill of work (bow) instructions; etc.). 4) co-mingling of serviceable and unserviceable parts (no quarantine or seperation). 5) parts are not being stored properly (capped; plugged; and tagged). 6) supervisors constantly foster; nurture and encourage behavior contrary to company policies; SOP/opm procedures and far's. Missing documents. Hangar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) reports numerous violations that have been occurring in his Air Carrier Engine Shop that include Unserviceable (Scrapped) Forward Fan cases that are reworked and damaged acoustic panels that are reinstalled without proper documentation; co-mingling of Serviceable and Unserviceable parts.
Narrative: I am an Air Carrier Mechanic working in our Engine Shop (Rolls Royce Trent build line) and have observed numerous violations including: 1) Parts (Forward Fan cases) that have been previously deemed Unserviceable (scrapped) are being brought back into [Engine] build-up and reworked Shop without proper documentation noted on (Engine Shop Return to Service Tag). 2) Seven modules; Forward Fan cases; are being separated and in some instances reinstalled without documentation. Brackets; ice impacted and acoustic panels are being removed and installed without documentation. 3) Fan Cases are being reworked without paperwork (no Logbook or Bill of Work (BOW) instructions; etc.). 4) Co-mingling of Serviceable and Unserviceable parts (no quarantine or seperation). 5) Parts are not being stored properly (capped; plugged; and tagged). 6) Supervisors constantly foster; nurture and encourage behavior contrary to company policies; SOP/OPM procedures and FAR's. Missing documents. Hangar.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.