A B757-200 technician alleges a contract technician replaced a maintenance gear brake and dispatched the airplane with no required inspection.

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Attributes
ACN	530474
Time
Date	200111
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	530474
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance 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
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Due to recent events, I feel this brake may be installed by contract maintenance (air carrier) due to the fact that the maintenance manual states that the brake installation requires an rii inspection. This was not accomplished as shown on copy of logbook page XXXX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 TECHNICIAN ALLEGES A CONTRACT TECHNICIAN REPLACED A MAINT GEAR BRAKE AND DISPATCHED THE AIRPLANE WITH NO REQUIRED INSPECTION.

Narrative: DUE TO RECENT EVENTS, I FEEL THIS BRAKE MAY BE INSTALLED BY CONTRACT MAINT (ACR) DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE MAINT MANUAL STATES THAT THE BRAKE INSTALLATION REQUIRES AN RII INSPECTION. THIS WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED AS SHOWN ON COPY OF LOGBOOK PAGE XXXX.

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.