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A B727-200 was dispatched in non compliance after an in-flight engine shutdown for high oil temperature was corrected, but windmill inspection was not accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 476890 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | B727-200 |
| 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 | 476890 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
The aircraft diverted from a phx to cvg flight to land at ZZZ. The crew shut down #1 engine for high oil temperature. Fuel heat appeared to be stuck on. Upon arrival, we verified the fuel heat valve to be inoperative. We replaced the fuel heat valve, and system operated normally. Aircraft was then returned to service. No one involved was aware the aircraft required a windmill inspection, so none was performed. This was my first in-flight shutdown that I was involved with as a lead technician. Apparently the mechanics, my manager, and maintenance coordinators also missed the fact that it needed a windmill inspection for we all agreed that it was ok to return it to service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE AFTER AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN FOR HIGH OIL TEMP WAS CORRECTED, BUT WINDMILL INSPECTION WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: THE ACFT DIVERTED FROM A PHX TO CVG FLT TO LAND AT ZZZ. THE CREW SHUT DOWN #1 ENG FOR HIGH OIL TEMP. FUEL HEAT APPEARED TO BE STUCK ON. UPON ARR, WE VERIFIED THE FUEL HEAT VALVE TO BE INOP. WE REPLACED THE FUEL HEAT VALVE, AND SYS OPERATED NORMALLY. ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SVC. NO ONE INVOLVED WAS AWARE THE ACFT REQUIRED A WINDMILL INSPECTION, SO NONE WAS PERFORMED. THIS WAS MY FIRST INFLT SHUTDOWN THAT I WAS INVOLVED WITH AS A LEAD TECHNICIAN. APPARENTLY THE MECHS, MY MGR, AND MAINT COORDINATORS ALSO MISSED THE FACT THAT IT NEEDED A WINDMILL INSPECTION FOR WE ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS OK TO RETURN IT TO SVC.
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.