An air carrier mechanic overlooked a few items on a maintenance checklist.

Attributes
ACN	244923
Time
Date	199306
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jax
State Reference	FL
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	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	244923
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On the night of jun/mon/93, I had just competed an outside service inspection on an light transport aircraft, when an FAA inspector pointed out that I had failed to check for water in the fuel tanks and had missed a couple of unreadable placards but had signed blocks saying I had checked these items. Both were inadvertent oversights, were not deliberate, and did not cause any significant unsafe conditions. The problem arose because I was in a hurry to get the job done. Also, in the 2 yrs that I have worked on these aircraft, I have never heard of any mechanic finding water in the fuel tanks. I have corrected the situation by slowing down and paying closer attention to the checklist and my actions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MECH OVERLOOKED A FEW ITEMS ON A MAINT CHKLIST.

Narrative: ON THE NIGHT OF JUN/MON/93, I HAD JUST COMPETED AN OUTSIDE SVC INSPECTION ON AN LTT ACFT, WHEN AN FAA INSPECTOR POINTED OUT THAT I HAD FAILED TO CHK FOR WATER IN THE FUEL TANKS AND HAD MISSED A COUPLE OF UNREADABLE PLACARDS BUT HAD SIGNED BLOCKS SAYING I HAD CHKED THESE ITEMS. BOTH WERE INADVERTENT OVERSIGHTS, WERE NOT DELIBERATE, AND DID NOT CAUSE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNSAFE CONDITIONS. THE PROB AROSE BECAUSE I WAS IN A HURRY TO GET THE JOB DONE. ALSO, IN THE 2 YRS THAT I HAVE WORKED ON THESE ACFT, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY MECH FINDING WATER IN THE FUEL TANKS. I HAVE CORRECTED THE SIT BY SLOWING DOWN AND PAYING CLOSER ATTN TO THE CHKLIST AND MY ACTIONS.

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.