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Line mechanic replaced navigation receiver lead mechanic signed logbook certifying aircraft for CAT ii. Lead mechanic later relized he was not CAT ii qualified.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 172245 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 172245 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On arrival captain of aircraft squawked #1 navigation rec inoperative in the aircraft log. A VOR navigation rec was not in stock. So the flight was cancelled and the part was shipped on from dayton. When the part arrived, I was working as lead mechanic on duty, I assigned mechanic to replace #1 VOR navigation receiver and accomplish a functional check and recertify the aircraft to category ii status. Due to our enthusiasm to return the aircraft to service, I signed the logbook. At that time I understood that both mechanic and myself were CAT ii qualified. I did not learn until the next day that only mechanic was CAT ii qualified on the medium large transport type aircraft. Although the actual work was accomplished by a qualified CAT ii mechanic. I inadvertently signed the logbook.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LINE MECH REPLACED NAV RECEIVER LEAD MECHANIC SIGNED LOGBOOK CERTIFYING ACFT FOR CAT II. LEAD MECHANIC LATER RELIZED HE WAS NOT CAT II QUALIFIED.
Narrative: ON ARRIVAL CAPT OF ACFT SQUAWKED #1 NAV REC INOP IN THE ACFT LOG. A VOR NAV REC WAS NOT IN STOCK. SO THE FLT WAS CANCELLED AND THE PART WAS SHIPPED ON FROM DAYTON. WHEN THE PART ARRIVED, I WAS WORKING AS LEAD MECH ON DUTY, I ASSIGNED MECH TO REPLACE #1 VOR NAV RECEIVER AND ACCOMPLISH A FUNCTIONAL CHK AND RECERTIFY THE ACFT TO CATEGORY II STATUS. DUE TO OUR ENTHUSIASM TO RETURN THE ACFT TO SVC, I SIGNED THE LOGBOOK. AT THAT TIME I UNDERSTOOD THAT BOTH MECH AND MYSELF WERE CAT II QUALIFIED. I DID NOT LEARN UNTIL THE NEXT DAY THAT ONLY MECH WAS CAT II QUALIFIED ON THE MLG TYPE ACFT. ALTHOUGH THE ACTUAL WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY A QUALIFIED CAT II MECH. I INADVERTENTLY SIGNED THE LOGBOOK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.