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Attributes | |
ACN | 465351 |
Time | |
Date | 200003 |
Day | Fri |
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 | B757-200 |
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 : airframe technician : powerplant |
Experience | maintenance technician : 15 |
ASRS Report | 465351 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | maintenance : technician |
Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | other other : 969 |
Consequence | other |
Factors | |
Maintenance | contributing factor : lighting contributing factor : weather performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : testing |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Weather Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor |
Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
#2 engine igniter plug change on an A-5 check. I possibly received the wrong igniter plugs in the parts kit and installed them on #2 engine. The engine had start problems. The plugs were changed again and engine started ok.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE INCORRECT IGNITER PLUGS INSTALLED IN #2 ENG.
Narrative: #2 ENG IGNITER PLUG CHANGE ON AN A-5 CHK. I POSSIBLY RECEIVED THE WRONG IGNITER PLUGS IN THE PARTS KIT AND INSTALLED THEM ON #2 ENG. THE ENG HAD START PROBS. THE PLUGS WERE CHANGED AGAIN AND ENG STARTED OK.
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.