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An airbus 320 was dispatched in non compliance with the nose strut svced with incorrect procedure in conflict with the maintenance manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 478701 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| 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 : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 748701 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft arrives at our station with a totally deflated nose landing gear strut. History showed identical condition at pervious station where 'quick service' was performed. Maintenance manual requires full service at next maintenance opportunity. Aircraft was scheduled for 3 service at our station. Flight was delayed for strut service. Myself and another mechanic believed full service was required but station maintenance manager insisted that we only perform a quick service. Strut was svced with nitrogen and then released and dispatched.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE NOSE STRUT SVCED WITH INCORRECT PROC IN CONFLICT WITH THE MAINT MANUAL.
Narrative: ACFT ARRIVES AT OUR STATION WITH A TOTALLY DEFLATED NOSE LNDG GEAR STRUT. HISTORY SHOWED IDENTICAL CONDITION AT PERVIOUS STATION WHERE 'QUICK SVC' WAS PERFORMED. MAINT MANUAL REQUIRES FULL SVC AT NEXT MAINT OPPORTUNITY. ACFT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 3 SVC AT OUR STATION. FLT WAS DELAYED FOR STRUT SVC. MYSELF AND ANOTHER MECH BELIEVED FULL SVC WAS REQUIRED BUT STATION MAINT MGR INSISTED THAT WE ONLY PERFORM A QUICK SVC. STRUT WAS SVCED WITH NITROGEN AND THEN RELEASED AND DISPATCHED.
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.