<< >> NASA ASRS Report 482571, July 2000

A B737-400 was dispatched in non compliance with a left wing spoiler panel repair inspected by an unqualified inspector.

Attributes
ACN	482571
Time
Date	200007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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	B737-400
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 : 13
ASRS Report	482571
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

On jul/xa/00 I was farmed out from my normal work area (inspector engine pwrplant rotating area) to the composite shop as an inspector for shop overhaul facility. Part of the duties of the shop inspector are to buy back required inspection items in the heavy maintenance facility. Composite material repair buy-backs include: flaps, spoiler, slats and other flight control surfaces. The maintenance policies and procedures section 360, required inspection items, defines these areas. The maintenance policies and procedures states that an inspector must have been trained on the aircraft type, if he is buying back a required inspection item. Air carrier management is still trying to see if I was legal to buy back a required inspection item on a spoiler panel as directed without schooling on that particular type.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-400 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A L WING SPOILER PANEL REPAIR INSPECTED BY AN UNQUALIFIED INSPECTOR.

Narrative: ON JUL/XA/00 I WAS FARMED OUT FROM MY NORMAL WORK AREA (INSPECTOR ENG PWRPLANT ROTATING AREA) TO THE COMPOSITE SHOP AS AN INSPECTOR FOR SHOP OVERHAUL FACILITY. PART OF THE DUTIES OF THE SHOP INSPECTOR ARE TO BUY BACK REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEMS IN THE HVY MAINT FACILITY. COMPOSITE MATERIAL REPAIR BUY-BACKS INCLUDE: FLAPS, SPOILER, SLATS AND OTHER FLT CTL SURFACES. THE MAINT POLICIES AND PROCS SECTION 360, REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEMS, DEFINES THESE AREAS. THE MAINT POLICIES AND PROCS STATES THAT AN INSPECTOR MUST HAVE BEEN TRAINED ON THE ACFT TYPE, IF HE IS BUYING BACK A REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEM. ACR MGMNT IS STILL TRYING TO SEE IF I WAS LEGAL TO BUY BACK A REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEM ON A SPOILER PANEL AS DIRECTED WITHOUT SCHOOLING ON THAT PARTICULAR TYPE.

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.