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A maintenance technician reported that tooling used for repair on an airbus 319 exhaust nozzle was not as depicted in the amm and was improperly marked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1534753 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exhaust Pipe |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
Due to damage to the lower tray pin nib the common nozzle assembly was scheduled for change. Upon assignment it was discovered that the proper tools were not available at the station. This was confirmed by the tooling personnel and the information was relayed to the maintenance supervisors. Not much later the maintenance supervisor informed us that we did have the common nozzle fixture and dolly. The tooling was delivered to the aircraft devoid of any calibration stickers and identification codes or airbus part numbers. Visually the tools delivered were much different than that pictured in the aircraft maintenance manual (amm). Upon informing the maintenance supervisor that the job could not be completed with the delivered tools because of the lack of identifying markings; personnel from the tool room placed newly made stickers improperly identifying the tool as the one referenced to in the amm. The tooling was returned to the tool crib still inappropriately marked so it may be used in the future by other mechanics without their knowledge.my work partner and I felt pressured to use the tools provided even though they were not in compliance with the amm. The addition of the new sticker made us feel as though we were being backed into a corner by the person in charge of tooling because they took it upon themselves to identify this tool improperly with the knowledge that it was indeed the wrong tool for the job.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Maintenance Technician reported that tooling used for repair on an Airbus 319 exhaust nozzle was not as depicted in the AMM and was improperly marked.
Narrative: Due to damage to the lower tray pin nib the common nozzle assembly was scheduled for change. Upon assignment it was discovered that the proper tools were not available at the station. This was confirmed by the tooling personnel and the information was relayed to the maintenance supervisors. Not much later the maintenance supervisor informed us that we did have the common nozzle fixture and dolly. The tooling was delivered to the aircraft devoid of any calibration stickers and identification codes or airbus part numbers. Visually the tools delivered were much different than that pictured in the Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM). Upon informing the maintenance supervisor that the job could not be completed with the delivered tools because of the lack of identifying markings; personnel from the tool room placed newly made stickers improperly identifying the tool as the one referenced to in the AMM. The tooling was returned to the tool crib still inappropriately marked so it may be used in the future by other mechanics without their knowledge.My work partner and I felt pressured to use the tools provided even though they were not in compliance with the AMM. The addition of the new sticker made us feel as though we were being backed into a corner by the person in charge of tooling because they took it upon themselves to identify this tool improperly with the knowledge that it was indeed the wrong tool for the job.
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.