Narrative:

On jun/thu/95 I took over a job that was started the day before on a broken md-80. It was originally ferried into indy for an engine trim run on jun/wed/95. People were called in on 1ST and 2ND shift to work on it. On my shift myself and another mechanic was to replace the #2 engine fuel control and fuel pump due to the engine being temperature limited at takeoff power. After replacing the fuel control and pump we performed the trim run required because of replacing the components. On the air carrier's checklist for the trim run there was a portion that stated 'not required if the fuel control was replaced' so I indicated 'not applicable' on that portion. Everything else checked ok. The aircraft logbook was completed and the aircraft flew revenue for about 1 week. On jul/tue/95 the aircraft returned to ind and our station manager was notified that the aircraft was going to be grounded because some paperwork had been lost. I was on my days off from work, and was contacted at home about the paperwork problem. We had written down the figures for the step that wasn't required on the checklist so I was told to just make out a new checklist and write down the figures for the step that we had indicated 'not applicable' on. So I complied with that and also I voided out the 'not applicable' on the original paperwork. I asked if there would be a problem of redoing the paperwork and I was assured that this would clear up everything. Somewhere in the turn over or shipping of the paperwork to pit, somewhere, paperwork got lost. I am filling out this as a precautionary. I guess the FAA has gotten involved in the paperwork because there was problems with paperwork before the aircraft was ferried in on jun/wed/95.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PUB DEFICIENCY -- ACR MECH FOLLOWED THE MAINT CHKLIST THAT LATER PROVED TO BE FAULTY.

Narrative: ON JUN/THU/95 I TOOK OVER A JOB THAT WAS STARTED THE DAY BEFORE ON A BROKEN MD-80. IT WAS ORIGINALLY FERRIED INTO INDY FOR AN ENG TRIM RUN ON JUN/WED/95. PEOPLE WERE CALLED IN ON 1ST AND 2ND SHIFT TO WORK ON IT. ON MY SHIFT MYSELF AND ANOTHER MECH WAS TO REPLACE THE #2 ENG FUEL CTL AND FUEL PUMP DUE TO THE ENG BEING TEMP LIMITED AT TKOF PWR. AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL CTL AND PUMP WE PERFORMED THE TRIM RUN REQUIRED BECAUSE OF REPLACING THE COMPONENTS. ON THE ACR'S CHKLIST FOR THE TRIM RUN THERE WAS A PORTION THAT STATED 'NOT REQUIRED IF THE FUEL CTL WAS REPLACED' SO I INDICATED 'NOT APPLICABLE' ON THAT PORTION. EVERYTHING ELSE CHKED OK. THE ACFT LOGBOOK WAS COMPLETED AND THE ACFT FLEW REVENUE FOR ABOUT 1 WK. ON JUL/TUE/95 THE ACFT RETURNED TO IND AND OUR STATION MGR WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE ACFT WAS GOING TO BE GNDED BECAUSE SOME PAPERWORK HAD BEEN LOST. I WAS ON MY DAYS OFF FROM WORK, AND WAS CONTACTED AT HOME ABOUT THE PAPERWORK PROB. WE HAD WRITTEN DOWN THE FIGURES FOR THE STEP THAT WASN'T REQUIRED ON THE CHKLIST SO I WAS TOLD TO JUST MAKE OUT A NEW CHKLIST AND WRITE DOWN THE FIGURES FOR THE STEP THAT WE HAD INDICATED 'NOT APPLICABLE' ON. SO I COMPLIED WITH THAT AND ALSO I VOIDED OUT THE 'NOT APPLICABLE' ON THE ORIGINAL PAPERWORK. I ASKED IF THERE WOULD BE A PROB OF REDOING THE PAPERWORK AND I WAS ASSURED THAT THIS WOULD CLR UP EVERYTHING. SOMEWHERE IN THE TURN OVER OR SHIPPING OF THE PAPERWORK TO PIT, SOMEWHERE, PAPERWORK GOT LOST. I AM FILLING OUT THIS AS A PRECAUTIONARY. I GUESS THE FAA HAS GOTTEN INVOLVED IN THE PAPERWORK BECAUSE THERE WAS PROBS WITH PAPERWORK BEFORE THE ACFT WAS FERRIED IN ON JUN/WED/95.

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.