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A maintenance technician reports that during #1 engine repair on an FK10 some panels were removed. These panels were noted on the maintenance turnover sheet, but the sheet was not used by the next team, apparently. Upper engine pylon not visible to flight crew on walkaround inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378680 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 378680 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft was OTS for #1 engine (lack of power). Engine fail light came on during idle. Several panels were removed to check rigging of throttle controls. These were documented on a maintenance turnover to next shift. Next shift fixed problem and released aircraft. Wasn't found until afternoon shift, turnover was disregarded and panels were never reinstalled. One panel was on upper engine pylon. Aircraft flew 3 legs before problem was addressed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MAINT TECHNICIAN RPTS THAT DURING #1 ENG REPAIR ON AN FK10 SOME PANELS WERE REMOVED. THESE PANELS WERE NOTED ON THE MAINT TURNOVER SHEET, BUT THE SHEET WAS NOT USED BY THE NEXT TEAM, APPARENTLY. UPPER ENG PYLON NOT VISIBLE TO FLC ON WALKAROUND INSPECTION.
Narrative: ACFT WAS OTS FOR #1 ENG (LACK OF PWR). ENG FAIL LIGHT CAME ON DURING IDLE. SEVERAL PANELS WERE REMOVED TO CHK RIGGING OF THROTTLE CTLS. THESE WERE DOCUMENTED ON A MAINT TURNOVER TO NEXT SHIFT. NEXT SHIFT FIXED PROB AND RELEASED ACFT. WASN'T FOUND UNTIL AFTERNOON SHIFT, TURNOVER WAS DISREGARDED AND PANELS WERE NEVER REINSTALLED. ONE PANEL WAS ON UPPER ENG PYLON. ACFT FLEW 3 LEGS BEFORE PROB WAS ADDRESSED.
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.