Systems accessory technician cya report disavowing any participation in leaving a plumb bob hanging ...

Narrative:

Aircraft came to the hangar with a right gear position indication problem. Aircraft was jacked and secured by other individuals. I troubleshot the system and found a landing gear accessory unit at fault. I replaced the unit and swung the gear several times with someone observing the gear clearance. This is the extent to which I was involved. I signed the log book off as, replaced landing gear accessory until per tech. Swung gear several times and position indication and warning normal. Could not duplicate. Aircraft was later taken off the jacks by other individuals. The following morning while on the gate, the F/east was doing his preflight walk-around and noticed a plumb bob hanging down in the right gear well. The flight crew eventually entered it in the log book. Another mechanic removed it and signed the log book off. I just want it to be known that I had absolutely nothing to do with the jacking or lowering of said aircraft. My duties were only to remove and replace a landing gear accessory unit and do a gear swing. The item was signed off by myself only in the log book, and may appear as if I accomplished the whole maintenance procedure myself. In reality my involvement was limited.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SYSTEMS ACCESSORY TECHNICIAN CYA REPORT DISAVOWING ANY PARTICIPATION IN LEAVING A PLUMB BOB HANGING IN A GEAR WELL.

Narrative: ACFT CAME TO THE HANGAR WITH A RIGHT GEAR POS INDICATION PROB. ACFT WAS JACKED AND SECURED BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS. I TROUBLESHOT THE SYS AND FOUND A LNDG GEAR ACCESSORY UNIT AT FAULT. I REPLACED THE UNIT AND SWUNG THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH SOMEONE OBSERVING THE GEAR CLRNC. THIS IS THE EXTENT TO WHICH I WAS INVOLVED. I SIGNED THE LOG BOOK OFF AS, REPLACED LNDG GEAR ACCESSORY UNTIL PER TECH. SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND POS INDICATION AND WARNING NORMAL. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. ACFT WAS LATER TAKEN OFF THE JACKS BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHILE ON THE GATE, THE F/E WAS DOING HIS PREFLT WALK-AROUND AND NOTICED A PLUMB BOB HANGING DOWN IN THE RIGHT GEAR WELL. THE FLT CREW EVENTUALLY ENTERED IT IN THE LOG BOOK. ANOTHER MECH REMOVED IT AND SIGNED THE LOG BOOK OFF. I JUST WANT IT TO BE KNOWN THAT I HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE JACKING OR LOWERING OF SAID ACFT. MY DUTIES WERE ONLY TO REMOVE AND REPLACE A LNDG GEAR ACCESSORY UNIT AND DO A GEAR SWING. THE ITEM WAS SIGNED OFF BY MYSELF ONLY IN THE LOG BOOK, AND MAY APPEAR AS IF I ACCOMPLISHED THE WHOLE MAINT PROC MYSELF. IN REALITY MY INVOLVEMENT WAS LIMITED.

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.

Attributes
ACN	172881
Time
Date	199103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	172881
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Systems accessory technician cya report disavowing any participation in leaving a plumb bob hanging in a gear well.