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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with the aft stairwell evacuate/evacuation slide installation FAA required inspection accomplished by an unqualified person.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 532118 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| 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 | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 532118 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On nov/mon/01, an aft airstrip evacuate/evacuation slide was replaced by an air carrier mechanic. There was available mechanics for overtime to accomplish an rii inspection. All were told to leave at their punchout times. The supervisor (mr X, employee xxxxx) said he would accomplish the rii inspection. He was told by other mechanics that he wasn't qualified to do the task. I enclosed his training record. The maintenance operations department in ZZZ also granted a 24 hour temporary rii authority/authorized for this task. This inspection was accomplished by an unqualified person. The procedures manual states that the personnel have had training on the type of aircraft, which mr X has none.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE AFT STAIRWELL EVAC SLIDE INSTALLATION FAA REQUIRED INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED BY AN UNQUALIFIED PERSON.
Narrative: ON NOV/MON/01, AN AFT AIRSTRIP EVAC SLIDE WAS REPLACED BY AN ACR MECH. THERE WAS AVAILABLE MECHS FOR OVERTIME TO ACCOMPLISH AN RII INSPECTION. ALL WERE TOLD TO LEAVE AT THEIR PUNCHOUT TIMES. THE SUPVR (MR X, EMPLOYEE XXXXX) SAID HE WOULD ACCOMPLISH THE RII INSPECTION. HE WAS TOLD BY OTHER MECHS THAT HE WASN'T QUALIFIED TO DO THE TASK. I ENCLOSED HIS TRAINING RECORD. THE MAINT OPS DEPT IN ZZZ ALSO GRANTED A 24 HR TEMPORARY RII AUTH FOR THIS TASK. THIS INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY AN UNQUALIFIED PERSON. THE PROCEDURES MANUAL STATES THAT THE PERSONNEL HAVE HAD TRAINING ON THE TYPE OF ACFT, WHICH MR X HAS NONE.
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.