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A B727-200 operating in-flight with a type 2 maintenance ferry permit was sent an amended ferry permit changing the destination station in non compliance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 503058 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance supervisor : 7 maintenance technician : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 503058 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Company FAA |
Narrative:
Aircraft xyz was scheduled to maintenance ferry from cos to sfo for retirement under a type 2 ferry. #1 check was out of time (corrosion visit check). En route, crew was requested to divert to den for operational reasons. Aircraft XXX was OTS and needed the engines off of xyz to return aircraft to service. I was quickly debriefed on this situation, when the dispatcher conferenced me on with the flight crew. The flight crew did not have a problem with diverting to den, but wanted a new ferry permit to reflect the aircraft going to den in lieu of sfo. Reviewing over the situation, I felt at the time that it would not be a problem for the aircraft to divert to denver. However, I re-sent an amended ferry permit and sent to crew via ACARS to their printer. The sector dispatcher and dispatch manager were in the loop with the maintenance ferry diverting to den. After a few mins, reflected upon my actions, I felt my actions were not appropriate. It may have been a sound business decision to make, but contradicts our procedures for a maintenance ferry. My actions were good for the company, but sheds an unkindly light upon myself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 OPERATING INFLT WITH A TYPE 2 MAINT FERRY PERMIT WAS SENT AN AMENDED FERRY PERMIT CHANGING THE DEST STATION IN NON COMPLIANCE.
Narrative: ACFT XYZ WAS SCHEDULED TO MAINT FERRY FROM COS TO SFO FOR RETIREMENT UNDER A TYPE 2 FERRY. #1 CHK WAS OUT OF TIME (CORROSION VISIT CHK). ENRTE, CREW WAS REQUESTED TO DIVERT TO DEN FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS. ACFT XXX WAS OTS AND NEEDED THE ENGS OFF OF XYZ TO RETURN ACFT TO SVC. I WAS QUICKLY DEBRIEFED ON THIS SIT, WHEN THE DISPATCHER CONFERENCED ME ON WITH THE FLC. THE FLC DID NOT HAVE A PROB WITH DIVERTING TO DEN, BUT WANTED A NEW FERRY PERMIT TO REFLECT THE ACFT GOING TO DEN IN LIEU OF SFO. REVIEWING OVER THE SIT, I FELT AT THE TIME THAT IT WOULD NOT BE A PROB FOR THE ACFT TO DIVERT TO DENVER. HOWEVER, I RE-SENT AN AMENDED FERRY PERMIT AND SENT TO CREW VIA ACARS TO THEIR PRINTER. THE SECTOR DISPATCHER AND DISPATCH MGR WERE IN THE LOOP WITH THE MAINT FERRY DIVERTING TO DEN. AFTER A FEW MINS, REFLECTED UPON MY ACTIONS, I FELT MY ACTIONS WERE NOT APPROPRIATE. IT MAY HAVE BEEN A SOUND BUSINESS DECISION TO MAKE, BUT CONTRADICTS OUR PROCS FOR A MAINT FERRY. MY ACTIONS WERE GOOD FOR THE COMPANY, BUT SHEDS AN UNKINDLY LIGHT UPON MYSELF.
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.