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A DC9-10 was dispatched in non compliance with radome hold open rods missing and no MEL or cdl deferred item documentation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 476452 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 10 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 3 maintenance technician : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 476452 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : non availability of parts contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During a routine service check inspection, found the nose radome of aircraft xyz to have a hole in the right side. No spare parts were available so my lead mechanic and supervisor instructed me to remove the unsvcable radome while another radome was cannibalized from another. After installing the cannibalized radome with a svcable yellow tag, we found out that the old open rods would not operate properly, but the radome faired with the fuselage and worked in accordance with the maintenance manual. My supervisor informed me that after I signed the radome installation off that it would be tracked and repaired at a later date. Due to the tight flight schedule and supervisor pressure, I signed off the installation knowing that it was being tracked for final repair. When I returned to work the next evening, I found out that there was no carry-over and they were not tracking any continued maintenance items on the installed radome.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-10 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH RADOME HOLD OPEN RODS MISSING AND NO MEL OR CDL DEFERRED ITEM DOCUMENTATION.
Narrative: DURING A ROUTINE SVC CHK INSPECTION, FOUND THE NOSE RADOME OF ACFT XYZ TO HAVE A HOLE IN THE R SIDE. NO SPARE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE SO MY LEAD MECH AND SUPVR INSTRUCTED ME TO REMOVE THE UNSVCABLE RADOME WHILE ANOTHER RADOME WAS CANNIBALIZED FROM ANOTHER. AFTER INSTALLING THE CANNIBALIZED RADOME WITH A SVCABLE YELLOW TAG, WE FOUND OUT THAT THE OLD OPEN RODS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, BUT THE RADOME FAIRED WITH THE FUSELAGE AND WORKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINT MANUAL. MY SUPVR INFORMED ME THAT AFTER I SIGNED THE RADOME INSTALLATION OFF THAT IT WOULD BE TRACKED AND REPAIRED AT A LATER DATE. DUE TO THE TIGHT FLT SCHEDULE AND SUPVR PRESSURE, I SIGNED OFF THE INSTALLATION KNOWING THAT IT WAS BEING TRACKED FOR FINAL REPAIR. WHEN I RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT EVENING, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NO CARRY-OVER AND THEY WERE NOT TRACKING ANY CONTINUED MAINT ITEMS ON THE INSTALLED RADOME.
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.