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An airbus A320 was dispatched in non compliance with the standby altitude indicator replaced without the low range leak test performed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 523995 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 523995 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : faa inspector |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On ground at ZZZ had standby altitude indicator problem. Contract maintenance was called. FAA inspector was supervising situation, he was going back to den with us. Mechanic installed new standby altitude indicator. He did not follow proper procedure for installation. FAA inspector took his information for possible violation. Inspector said he may violate us (flight crew) for not knowing how to install standby altitude indicator. Maintenance procedures are not taught at air carrier to flight crews.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS A320 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDBY ALT INDICATOR REPLACED WITHOUT THE LOW RANGE LEAK TEST PERFORMED.
Narrative: ON GND AT ZZZ HAD STANDBY ALT INDICATOR PROB. CONTRACT MAINT WAS CALLED. FAA INSPECTOR WAS SUPERVISING SIT, HE WAS GOING BACK TO DEN WITH US. MECH INSTALLED NEW STANDBY ALT INDICATOR. HE DID NOT FOLLOW PROPER PROC FOR INSTALLATION. FAA INSPECTOR TOOK HIS INFO FOR POSSIBLE VIOLATION. INSPECTOR SAID HE MAY VIOLATE US (FLT CREW) FOR NOT KNOWING HOW TO INSTALL STANDBY ALT INDICATOR. MAINT PROCS ARE NOT TAUGHT AT ACR TO FLT CREWS.
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.