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Mechanic failed to make repair to air carrier medium large transport and failed to advise supervisor or problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 196568 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 196567 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
When aircraft arrived at the gate it was noticed making a strange noise for an medium large transport. Mr. G was assigned to work this aircraft. He was told by several mechanics and myself that the aircraft had a major engine problem. The pilot had written up the left engine as having a low N1 RPM. We heard nothing from mr. G again until just prior to departure when he turned in his paperwork. Normal procedure here is for a mechanic when he has a problem that he cannot handle, or is unsure of, is to see his lead, or get another mechanic to assist him. As we had heard nothing from mr. G the assumption was that he had the problem handled. Reading the logsheets proved otherwise. Being as the pilot did not report any vibration problems, it was not considered, at that time, to be that urgent a problem. We were going to call the next overnight station and inform them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MECH FAILED TO MAKE REPAIR TO ACR MLG AND FAILED TO ADVISE SUPVR OR PROBLEM.
Narrative: WHEN ACFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE IT WAS NOTICED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE FOR AN MLG. MR. G WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK THIS ACFT. HE WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHS AND MYSELF THAT THE ACFT HAD A MAJOR ENG PROBLEM. THE PLT HAD WRITTEN UP THE L ENG AS HAVING A LOW N1 RPM. WE HEARD NOTHING FROM MR. G AGAIN UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO DEP WHEN HE TURNED IN HIS PAPERWORK. NORMAL PROC HERE IS FOR A MECH WHEN HE HAS A PROBLEM THAT HE CANNOT HANDLE, OR IS UNSURE OF, IS TO SEE HIS LEAD, OR GET ANOTHER MECH TO ASSIST HIM. AS WE HAD HEARD NOTHING FROM MR. G THE ASSUMPTION WAS THAT HE HAD THE PROBLEM HANDLED. READING THE LOGSHEETS PROVED OTHERWISE. BEING AS THE PLT DID NOT RPT ANY VIBRATION PROBLEMS, IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED, AT THAT TIME, TO BE THAT URGENT A PROBLEM. WE WERE GOING TO CALL THE NEXT OVERNIGHT STATION AND INFORM THEM.
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.