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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with an inspection of the east&east compartment overhead area. It was not inspected due to job card confusion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 496692 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Fri |
| 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 | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 496692 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On dec/xa/00 I discovered that a supervisor had printed my name for accomplishing an inspection. The job card, ybc, pertained to the overhead area of the east&east compartment. However, ybc referred to another job card, ybx. Ybx specifically deals with the lower area of the east&east compartment. Therefore, this aircraft is being released with no inspection having been accomplished in the overhead area of the east&east compartment which has flight critical control cables.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN INSPECTION OF THE E&E COMPARTMENT OVERHEAD AREA. IT WAS NOT INSPECTED DUE TO JOB CARD CONFUSION.
Narrative: ON DEC/XA/00 I DISCOVERED THAT A SUPVR HAD PRINTED MY NAME FOR ACCOMPLISHING AN INSPECTION. THE JOB CARD, YBC, PERTAINED TO THE OVERHEAD AREA OF THE E&E COMPARTMENT. HOWEVER, YBC REFERRED TO ANOTHER JOB CARD, YBX. YBX SPECIFICALLY DEALS WITH THE LOWER AREA OF THE E&E COMPARTMENT. THEREFORE, THIS ACFT IS BEING RELEASED WITH NO INSPECTION HAVING BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THE OVERHEAD AREA OF THE E&E COMPARTMENT WHICH HAS FLT CRITICAL CTL CABLES.
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.