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Aircraft maintenance discrepancy occurs when company ground personnel mechanic installs improper navigation panel in aircraft and signs off logbook. Reporter pleads ignorance of maintenance bulletin information.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 203840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 203840 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was sent to aircraft to replace the first officer's audio panel. I replaced the audio panel and operationally checked out the panel, and signed off the subsequent pilot note as 'replaced audio panel, operational checks normal.' after I returned to my work area, it was brought to my attention of a recent change in equipment, aircraft #123 and subsequent, require a different audio panel. I told my crew chief about it and asked what that was about. This was the first time I was made aware of this maintenance requirement. The airplane then went to hartford where the pilots wrote up that the wrong panel was installed. The panel was replaced and no further maintenance was required. There is no maintenance alert at this time and no way for me to be made aware of this as the maintenance alert is being made up at this time. I'm writing this to let you know of this mistake. I am fully aware now of this and what caused it. I guarantee this will never happen to me again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT MAINT DISCREPANCY OCCURS WHEN CGP MECH INSTALLS IMPROPER NAV PANEL IN ACFT AND SIGNS OFF LOGBOOK. RPTR PLEADS IGNORANCE OF MAINT BULLETIN INFO.
Narrative: I WAS SENT TO ACFT TO REPLACE THE FO'S AUDIO PANEL. I REPLACED THE AUDIO PANEL AND OPERATIONALLY CHKED OUT THE PANEL, AND SIGNED OFF THE SUBSEQUENT PLT NOTE AS 'REPLACED AUDIO PANEL, OPERATIONAL CHKS NORMAL.' AFTER I RETURNED TO MY WORK AREA, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN OF A RECENT CHANGE IN EQUIP, ACFT #123 AND SUBSEQUENT, REQUIRE A DIFFERENT AUDIO PANEL. I TOLD MY CREW CHIEF ABOUT IT AND ASKED WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS MAINT REQUIREMENT. THE AIRPLANE THEN WENT TO HARTFORD WHERE THE PLTS WROTE UP THAT THE WRONG PANEL WAS INSTALLED. THE PANEL WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER MAINT WAS REQUIRED. THERE IS NO MAINT ALERT AT THIS TIME AND NO WAY FOR ME TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS AS THE MAINT ALERT IS BEING MADE UP AT THIS TIME. I'M WRITING THIS TO LET YOU KNOW OF THIS MISTAKE. I AM FULLY AWARE NOW OF THIS AND WHAT CAUSED IT. I GUARANTEE THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN.
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.