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MD88. 2 a&P mechanics came close to falsifying records when recording a deferred item in the maintenance records.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 520024 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 520024 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 520025 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1-2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While working autospoiler problem, installed autospoiler actuator. Actuator kept running while system was activated. Kept problem on maintenance carry-over. Collared proper circuit breaker and disconnected cannon plug from actuator as a precaution. Reported that autospoilers would not work manually because cannon plug was disconnected from actuator.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD88. 2 A&P MECHS CAME CLOSE TO FALSIFYING RECORDS WHEN RECORDING A DEFERRED ITEM IN THE MAINT RECORDS.
Narrative: WHILE WORKING AUTOSPOILER PROB, INSTALLED AUTOSPOILER ACTUATOR. ACTUATOR KEPT RUNNING WHILE SYS WAS ACTIVATED. KEPT PROB ON MAINT CARRY-OVER. COLLARED PROPER CIRCUIT BREAKER AND DISCONNECTED CANNON PLUG FROM ACTUATOR AS A PRECAUTION. RPTED THAT AUTOSPOILERS WOULD NOT WORK MANUALLY BECAUSE CANNON PLUG WAS DISCONNECTED FROM ACTUATOR.
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.