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Attributes | |
ACN | 1727294 |
Time | |
Date | 202002 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Person 1 | |
Function | Inspector |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I (rii) was assigned to aircraft X on the night of [date] for rii (required inspection item) leak check of #1 engine vsv actuator that was replaced on [previous day]. On the night when the job was performed an rii step was missed and the aircraft flew two flights. When the paperwork was audited it was noted that the rii spot was not signed so the aircraft was pulled out of service to comply with the remaining steps of the amm 75-xx-xx. When looking at the log page it appeared that the rii had been signed; once the employee number was looked up to verify qualifications the person was not rii qualified. Both were lead mechanics name 1 signed the mechanic location and name 2 signed the rii.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Maintenance Inspector reported aircraft maintenance procedure was not followed or signed off correctly.
Narrative: I (RII) was assigned to Aircraft X on the night of [date] for RII (Required Inspection Item) leak check of #1 engine vsv actuator that was replaced on [previous day]. On the night when the job was performed an RII step was missed and the aircraft flew two flights. When the paperwork was audited it was noted that the RII spot was not signed so the aircraft was pulled out of service to comply with the remaining steps of the AMM 75-XX-XX. When looking at the log page it appeared that the RII had been signed; once the employee number was looked up to verify qualifications the person was not RII qualified. Both were lead mechanics Name 1 signed the mechanic location and Name 2 signed the RII.
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.