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Technician reported being told the aircraft was 'okay' to board; but received no documentation stating the aircraft was properly sanitized.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1739577 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202004 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was working on an aircraft located on the pad; supervisor boarded the aircraft and instructed me; while standing in the entry way; that it was 'okay' to remove the quarantined sticker on the door of aircraft X and to board as needed; that it was 'okay.' these instruction were given with no documentation saying that the aircraft had sat for the required [time]; and then deep cleaned; putting myself and others at risk of catching the covid-19 virus.careful detailed records; documentation and logs generated are necessary to keep track of the condition of the aircraft and the safety of employees.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Technician reported being told the aircraft was 'okay' to board; but received no documentation stating the aircraft was properly sanitized.
Narrative: I was working on an aircraft located on the pad; Supervisor boarded the aircraft and instructed me; while standing in the entry way; that it was 'okay' to remove the quarantined sticker on the door of Aircraft X and to board as needed; that it was 'okay.' These instruction were given with no documentation saying that the aircraft had sat for the required [time]; and then deep cleaned; putting myself and others at risk of catching the COVID-19 virus.Careful detailed records; documentation and logs generated are necessary to keep track of the condition of the aircraft and the safety of employees.
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.