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A maintenance inspector reported that someone from his operation had removed parts from an accident aircraft without proper documentation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1377686 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Inspector |
| Qualification | Maintenance Inspection Authority |
| Experience | Maintenance Inspector 20 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I started receiving text messages from our repair station concerning an aircraft that had been in a prior ground accident. It had been in storage outside the maintenance hangar. Pictures showed the aircraft being disassembled. I replied to the lead technician that all parts removed needed to be documented on the work order with part numbers; serial numbers and disposition. Upon my return; I found the helicopter completely stripped of all removable items. I located the work order book and there were no completed entries concerning the removal or identification of any components. Five items were entered as removed for service on another aircraft in the discrepancy block by the director of maintenance; but no part numbers; serial numbers; component times; or reference for hidden damage inspections were recorded in the corrective action block and no initials or inspector sign offs. There were no references to the maintenance manuals for component removal and any required inspections either. The repair station manual outlines proper procedures for work order form completion; procedures for identifying removed components with tags and instructions for performing hidden damage inspections and proper storage. Not one of these procedures was followed. The current status and location of the removed components has not been disclosed as they are no longer located with the repair station area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Maintenance Inspector reported that someone from his operation had removed parts from an accident aircraft without proper documentation.
Narrative: I started receiving text messages from our repair station concerning an aircraft that had been in a prior ground accident. It had been in storage outside the maintenance hangar. Pictures showed the aircraft being disassembled. I replied to the lead technician that all parts removed needed to be documented on the work order with part numbers; serial numbers and disposition. Upon my return; I found the helicopter completely stripped of all removable items. I located the work order book and there were no completed entries concerning the removal or identification of any components. Five items were entered as removed for service on another aircraft in the discrepancy block by the director of maintenance; but no part numbers; serial numbers; component times; or reference for hidden damage inspections were recorded in the corrective action block and no initials or inspector sign offs. There were no references to the maintenance manuals for component removal and any required inspections either. The repair station manual outlines proper procedures for work order form completion; procedures for identifying removed components with tags and instructions for performing hidden damage inspections and proper storage. Not one of these procedures was followed. The current status and location of the removed components has not been disclosed as they are no longer located with the repair station area.
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.