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An aircraft maintenance inspector reports being questioned about his FOD inspection methods after he had performed a general visual inspection (gvi) of the aft equipment bay on a crj-700 aircraft. Difficulties with rudder movement through the rudder pedals were later found to be caused by rags in the rudder pulleys.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1162494 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201403 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuselage |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Inspector |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
I was informed that a crj-700 aircraft had difficulties with the rudder movement through the rudder pedals that had maintenance performed the previous night; march 2014. The event happened at ZZZ and maintenance discovered rags in the aft equipment bay in the rudder pulleys. The crj-700 had a maintenance check performed that night; which has an idg service required and the need to pull the engine ignition circuit breaker (circuit breaker) out in the aft equipment bay. The maintenance check has a sign-off for performing a FOD inspection in the aft equipment bay. I performed a general visual inspection (gvi) of the aft equipment bay; and at that time I did not see any rags the event was brought to my attention by my superiors; informing and questioning my observations of what was looked for and what inspection methods were used. At this current time; I do not know why; or how; the rag got into the aft equipment bay; or why the rag was left behind. Rudder pedals hard to push. [I am a] maintenance inspector; graveyard shift; line.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Aircraft Maintenance Inspector reports being questioned about his FOD inspection methods after he had performed a General Visual Inspection (GVI) of the Aft Equipment Bay on a CRJ-700 aircraft. Difficulties with rudder movement through the rudder pedals were later found to be caused by rags in the rudder pulleys.
Narrative: I was informed that a CRJ-700 aircraft had difficulties with the rudder movement through the rudder pedals that had maintenance performed the previous night; March 2014. The event happened at ZZZ and Maintenance discovered rags in the Aft Equipment Bay in the rudder pulleys. The CRJ-700 had a Maintenance Check performed that night; which has an IDG Service required and the need to pull the Engine Ignition Circuit Breaker (CB) out in the Aft Equipment Bay. The Maintenance Check has a sign-off for performing a FOD Inspection in the Aft Equipment Bay. I performed a General Visual Inspection (GVI) of the Aft Equipment Bay; and at that time I did not see any rags The event was brought to my attention by my superiors; informing and questioning my observations of what was looked for and what inspection methods were used. At this current time; I do not know why; or how; the rag got into the Aft Equipment Bay; or why the rag was left behind. Rudder pedals hard to push. [I am a] Maintenance Inspector; Graveyard shift; Line.
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.