A B737-200 had the left engine replaced with tooling that was out of calibration.

Attributes
ACN	368006
Time
Date	199705
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
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
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	368006
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : observer other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I arrived in ZZZ about XA00 wednesday. The left engine was hanging from engine hoist, waiting for engine stand. Engine stand arrived. Mechanics secured engine to stand. I inspected firewall and cowling. I wrote 2 report cards. We also had engine mount isolators to change. Report cards completed and engine mount isolators changed. We were ready to install svcable engine. Svcable engine arrived after XM00. We were ready to install svcable engine and found torque wrench and engine hoist were out of calibration, past due yesterday. The FAA inspector noted this and asked to look at my a&P license. The license was provided and he also noted license. At this time the crew stopped working on engine change. We notified company of situation. We later received an extension authority/authorized per qa senior director. We resumed engine change per job procedure card and completed engine change. Upon completion of paperwork and logbook signoffs, I flew back to my maintenance base on ferry flight of same aircraft, engine change was accomplished.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-200 HAD THE L ENG REPLACED WITH TOOLING THAT WAS OUT OF CALIBRATION.

Narrative: I ARRIVED IN ZZZ ABOUT XA00 WEDNESDAY. THE L ENG WAS HANGING FROM ENG HOIST, WAITING FOR ENG STAND. ENG STAND ARRIVED. MECHS SECURED ENG TO STAND. I INSPECTED FIREWALL AND COWLING. I WROTE 2 RPT CARDS. WE ALSO HAD ENG MOUNT ISOLATORS TO CHANGE. RPT CARDS COMPLETED AND ENG MOUNT ISOLATORS CHANGED. WE WERE READY TO INSTALL SVCABLE ENG. SVCABLE ENG ARRIVED AFTER XM00. WE WERE READY TO INSTALL SVCABLE ENG AND FOUND TORQUE WRENCH AND ENG HOIST WERE OUT OF CALIBRATION, PAST DUE YESTERDAY. THE FAA INSPECTOR NOTED THIS AND ASKED TO LOOK AT MY A&P LICENSE. THE LICENSE WAS PROVIDED AND HE ALSO NOTED LICENSE. AT THIS TIME THE CREW STOPPED WORKING ON ENG CHANGE. WE NOTIFIED COMPANY OF SIT. WE LATER RECEIVED AN EXTENSION AUTH PER QA SENIOR DIRECTOR. WE RESUMED ENG CHANGE PER JOB PROC CARD AND COMPLETED ENG CHANGE. UPON COMPLETION OF PAPERWORK AND LOGBOOK SIGNOFFS, I FLEW BACK TO MY MAINT BASE ON FERRY FLT OF SAME ACFT, ENG CHANGE WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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.