Anti-ice panel installed upside down.

Attributes
ACN	324060
Time
Date	199512
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	324060
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On dec/aa/95 at approximately XX00 hours, myself and two other mechanics were troubleshooting the background lights on a FK10 aircraft's standby compass. We had removed the panel which contains the anti-ice switches. After determining we had a broken wire my co-worker installed the anti-ice panel back up on the overhead console. I placed the standby lighting on the compass on MEL. Signed off the transit check and airworthy release. The aircraft returned the next night and I reviewed the logbook and noticed that on the 5TH flight after my entries, the anti-ice panel was written up for being upside down. Another mechanic reinstalled properly operations check satisfactory, no delays or problems reported by any other flight crew up to the 5TH flight. Actual logbook write-up 'anti-ice panel installed upside down.' I myself did not remove the panel or install the panel. At no time were the cannon plugs disconnected. I feel we all got in a hurry to get aircraft ready for departure. I did not check the work of my co-worker, also an a&P mechanic, before I signed airworthy release. To prevent this from happening again, we should of never got rushed and the panels could have indexed marks on them.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ANTI-ICE PANEL INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN.

Narrative: ON DEC/AA/95 AT APPROX XX00 HRS, MYSELF AND TWO OTHER MECHS WERE TROUBLESHOOTING THE BACKGROUND LIGHTS ON A FK10 ACFT'S STANDBY COMPASS. WE HAD REMOVED THE PANEL WHICH CONTAINS THE ANTI-ICE SWITCHES. AFTER DETERMINING WE HAD A BROKEN WIRE MY CO-WORKER INSTALLED THE ANTI-ICE PANEL BACK UP ON THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE. I PLACED THE STANDBY LIGHTING ON THE COMPASS ON MEL. SIGNED OFF THE TRANSIT CHK AND AIRWORTHY RELEASE. THE ACFT RETURNED THE NEXT NIGHT AND I REVIEWED THE LOGBOOK AND NOTICED THAT ON THE 5TH FLT AFTER MY ENTRIES, THE ANTI-ICE PANEL WAS WRITTEN UP FOR BEING UPSIDE DOWN. ANOTHER MECH REINSTALLED PROPERLY OPS CHK SATISFACTORY, NO DELAYS OR PROBS RPTED BY ANY OTHER FLC UP TO THE 5TH FLT. ACTUAL LOGBOOK WRITE-UP 'ANTI-ICE PANEL INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN.' I MYSELF DID NOT REMOVE THE PANEL OR INSTALL THE PANEL. AT NO TIME WERE THE CANNON PLUGS DISCONNECTED. I FEEL WE ALL GOT IN A HURRY TO GET ACFT READY FOR DEP. I DID NOT CHK THE WORK OF MY CO-WORKER, ALSO AN A&P MECH, BEFORE I SIGNED AIRWORTHY RELEASE. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, WE SHOULD OF NEVER GOT RUSHED AND THE PANELS COULD HAVE INDEXED MARKS ON 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.