A B757-200 was dispatched and operated with the #2 VOR receiver not installed.

Attributes
ACN	408978
Time
Date	199807
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	408978
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	408779
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was working gate xx. At approximately XA30 aircraft zyz arrived at my gate with a navigation problem. I called right&east on duty who began the troubleshooting. It was the end of my shift so I turned it over to the next shift a&P. Said right&east stayed with problem. The right&east found it needed a navigation receiver. We had '0' in stock. He then proceeded to rob the navigation receiver from aircraft xyz that was going OTS for a spoiler problem. He installed it in aircraft zyz. However he never made a write- up to cover the robbed navigation receiver. When he signed off aircraft zyz gripe, he then put in the serial numbers in the computer. My name came up in history for I had forgotten to sign off my computer. It was 50 mins after the end of my shift aircraft xyz went to the hangar, had the spoiler problem repaired and then departed without the navigation receiver installed due to no write-up on it. Down-line a crew griped the navigation problem and when the mechanics went to replace the receiver, found it missing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED AND OPERATED WITH THE #2 VOR RECEIVER NOT INSTALLED.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING GATE XX. AT APPROX XA30 ACFT ZYZ ARRIVED AT MY GATE WITH A NAV PROB. I CALLED R&E ON DUTY WHO BEGAN THE TROUBLESHOOTING. IT WAS THE END OF MY SHIFT SO I TURNED IT OVER TO THE NEXT SHIFT A&P. SAID R&E STAYED WITH PROB. THE R&E FOUND IT NEEDED A NAV RECEIVER. WE HAD '0' IN STOCK. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO ROB THE NAV RECEIVER FROM ACFT XYZ THAT WAS GOING OTS FOR A SPOILER PROB. HE INSTALLED IT IN ACFT ZYZ. HOWEVER HE NEVER MADE A WRITE- UP TO COVER THE ROBBED NAV RECEIVER. WHEN HE SIGNED OFF ACFT ZYZ GRIPE, HE THEN PUT IN THE SERIAL NUMBERS IN THE COMPUTER. MY NAME CAME UP IN HISTORY FOR I HAD FORGOTTEN TO SIGN OFF MY COMPUTER. IT WAS 50 MINS AFTER THE END OF MY SHIFT ACFT XYZ WENT TO THE HANGAR, HAD THE SPOILER PROB REPAIRED AND THEN DEPARTED WITHOUT THE NAV RECEIVER INSTALLED DUE TO NO WRITE-UP ON IT. DOWN-LINE A CREW GRIPED THE NAV PROB AND WHEN THE MECHS WENT TO REPLACE THE RECEIVER, FOUND IT MISSING.

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.