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An MD82 was dispatched in non compliance with a log report of 'rudder unrestr' light on at altitude and not checked per maintenance manual procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 445305 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-82 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 445305 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : tooling contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : fault isolation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maintenance Action |
Narrative:
Aircraft arrived at gate with 'rudder travel unrestr' light illuminated during flight at altitude and system operated normally on approach. I visually inspected the rudder limiter system and couldn't find any abnormalities, but should have further investigated and hooked up a pitot source and checked the system as it would be in-flight. At altitude. However we don't have the equipment at this station, and it would have to be shipped here to check the aircraft by the procedure. In the future I will keep the aircraft on the ground rather than releasing it due to a turn-around condition and open the gate to the next inbound flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD82 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A LOG RPT OF 'RUDDER UNRESTR' LIGHT ON AT ALT AND NOT CHKED PER MAINT MANUAL PROCS.
Narrative: ACFT ARRIVED AT GATE WITH 'RUDDER TRAVEL UNRESTR' LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLT AT ALT AND SYS OPERATED NORMALLY ON APCH. I VISUALLY INSPECTED THE RUDDER LIMITER SYS AND COULDN'T FIND ANY ABNORMALITIES, BUT SHOULD HAVE FURTHER INVESTIGATED AND HOOKED UP A PITOT SOURCE AND CHKED THE SYS AS IT WOULD BE INFLT. AT ALT. HOWEVER WE DON'T HAVE THE EQUIP AT THIS STATION, AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SHIPPED HERE TO CHK THE ACFT BY THE PROC. IN THE FUTURE I WILL KEEP THE ACFT ON THE GND RATHER THAN RELEASING IT DUE TO A TURN-AROUND CONDITION AND OPEN THE GATE TO THE NEXT INBOUND FLT.
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.