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An engine shop technician reports being required to complete the shop turnover report at the end of the shift, a violation of the general procedures manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 487017 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Thu |
| 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 | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 487017 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : unqualified personnel |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | GENERAL PROC MANUAL |
Narrative:
Since feb/xa/00 the company has instructed me to complete the crew chief work turnover report at the end of the shift. There is no crew chief assigned to our area. Therefore, being the high senior mechanic, the company has placed this duty on me. Gpm section x-ab, page Z, paragraph yb, states the crew chief or mechanic in charge should prepare a turnover report unless a supervisor jointly works in the same area, then only the supervisor is required to make out a turnover report (ZZZ and XXX base maintenance requires a crew chief and production supervisor turnover). Since the company won't assign a crew chief to this area, they are directing me to fill out the turnover, therefore causing me to violate the gpm. They insist that a crew chief is not required to be assigned to fill out a turnover in ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ENG SHOP TECHNICIAN RPTS BEING REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE SHOP TURNOVER RPT AT THE END OF THE SHIFT, A VIOLATION OF THE GENERAL PROCS MANUAL.
Narrative: SINCE FEB/XA/00 THE COMPANY HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO COMPLETE THE CREW CHIEF WORK TURNOVER RPT AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. THERE IS NO CREW CHIEF ASSIGNED TO OUR AREA. THEREFORE, BEING THE HIGH SENIOR MECH, THE COMPANY HAS PLACED THIS DUTY ON ME. GPM SECTION X-AB, PAGE Z, PARAGRAPH YB, STATES THE CREW CHIEF OR MECH IN CHARGE SHOULD PREPARE A TURNOVER RPT UNLESS A SUPVR JOINTLY WORKS IN THE SAME AREA, THEN ONLY THE SUPVR IS REQUIRED TO MAKE OUT A TURNOVER RPT (ZZZ AND XXX BASE MAINT REQUIRES A CREW CHIEF AND PRODUCTION SUPVR TURNOVER). SINCE THE COMPANY WON'T ASSIGN A CREW CHIEF TO THIS AREA, THEY ARE DIRECTING ME TO FILL OUT THE TURNOVER, THEREFORE CAUSING ME TO VIOLATE THE GPM. THEY INSIST THAT A CREW CHIEF IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE ASSIGNED TO FILL OUT A TURNOVER IN ZZZ.
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.