A fokker 100 was dispatched with the right main landing gear side stay not correctly inspected.

Attributes
ACN	386461
Time
Date	199709
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	386461
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	386460
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During accomplishment of air carrier engineering order job card, I performed an eddy current inspection of right main landing gear side stay attach holes on a fokker F100 aircraft to check corrosion removal. The inspector (xyz) assigned to the aircraft remarked that 'the left main landing gear wasn't yet prepared for my inspection, but the holes looked clean.' I remarked, due to my misunderstanding of the purpose of the engineering order, that 'I didn't think my inspection was required if the holes were clean.' at that point I left the area to perform inspections on other aircraft. When the same situation arose on nov/xx/97 I discovered my inspection was required on all landing gear and I immediately thought of the previous incident. At this point I couldn't remember the tail number of the aircraft involved due to a 4-6 week time lapse. I contacted the other inspector and he couldn't remember, either, if I had returned to complete the inspection. He remarked that, 'he could have north/a'ed the eddy current inspection.' we have searched company records to the best of our ability and are unable to find any discrepancies in the engineering order paperwork. Due to lingering doubts, I have filed this report and notified air carrier's quality assurance department so they can conduct a thorough search of their own.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FOKKER 100 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR SIDE STAY NOT CORRECTLY INSPECTED.

Narrative: DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ACR ENGINEERING ORDER JOB CARD, I PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF R MAIN LNDG GEAR SIDE STAY ATTACH HOLES ON A FOKKER F100 ACFT TO CHK CORROSION REMOVAL. THE INSPECTOR (XYZ) ASSIGNED TO THE ACFT REMARKED THAT 'THE L MAIN LNDG GEAR WASN'T YET PREPARED FOR MY INSPECTION, BUT THE HOLES LOOKED CLEAN.' I REMARKED, DUE TO MY MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE PURPOSE OF THE ENGINEERING ORDER, THAT 'I DIDN'T THINK MY INSPECTION WAS REQUIRED IF THE HOLES WERE CLEAN.' AT THAT POINT I LEFT THE AREA TO PERFORM INSPECTIONS ON OTHER ACFT. WHEN THE SAME SIT AROSE ON NOV/XX/97 I DISCOVERED MY INSPECTION WAS REQUIRED ON ALL LNDG GEAR AND I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT. AT THIS POINT I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE TAIL NUMBER OF THE ACFT INVOLVED DUE TO A 4-6 WK TIME LAPSE. I CONTACTED THE OTHER INSPECTOR AND HE COULDN'T REMEMBER, EITHER, IF I HAD RETURNED TO COMPLETE THE INSPECTION. HE REMARKED THAT, 'HE COULD HAVE N/A'ED THE EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION.' WE HAVE SEARCHED COMPANY RECORDS TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY AND ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANY DISCREPANCIES IN THE ENGINEERING ORDER PAPERWORK. DUE TO LINGERING DOUBTS, I HAVE FILED THIS RPT AND NOTIFIED ACR'S QUALITY ASSURANCE DEPT SO THEY CAN CONDUCT A THOROUGH SEARCH OF THEIR OWN.

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.