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A falcon 2000 was released for service with a flap actuator replaced without the required FAA repair station approved parts documentation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 541834 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Tue |
| 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 | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 2000 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 541834 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical 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 other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Falcon 2000 flap actuator, part number 2-5319-1, was processed through receiving inspection without maintenance release per 43.9. This is a french produced part repaired by the manufacturer that also has an FAA repair station. The agency did not indicate this on the form jaa 1. The part was installed on the aircraft and subsequently flown. The supplier was informed of the problem and promised to supply the proper paperwork before the aircraft was flown. In fact, the correct form did not show up in time. The aircraft departed and returned the next day. The flap jackscrew was replaced with a new unit at that time with proper documentation. The part originally installed made it past 4 checks before being detected (the manufacturer, supplier, receiving, and mechanic). The rules for approved parts are still confusing and difficult to understand.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FALCON 2000 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC WITH A FLAP ACTUATOR REPLACED WITHOUT THE REQUIRED FAA REPAIR STATION APPROVED PARTS DOCUMENTATION.
Narrative: FALCON 2000 FLAP ACTUATOR, PART NUMBER 2-5319-1, WAS PROCESSED THROUGH RECEIVING INSPECTION WITHOUT MAINT RELEASE PER 43.9. THIS IS A FRENCH PRODUCED PART REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT ALSO HAS AN FAA REPAIR STATION. THE AGENCY DID NOT INDICATE THIS ON THE FORM JAA 1. THE PART WAS INSTALLED ON THE ACFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLOWN. THE SUPPLIER WAS INFORMED OF THE PROB AND PROMISED TO SUPPLY THE PROPER PAPERWORK BEFORE THE ACFT WAS FLOWN. IN FACT, THE CORRECT FORM DID NOT SHOW UP IN TIME. THE ACFT DEPARTED AND RETURNED THE NEXT DAY. THE FLAP JACKSCREW WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT AT THAT TIME WITH PROPER DOCUMENTATION. THE PART ORIGINALLY INSTALLED MADE IT PAST 4 CHKS BEFORE BEING DETECTED (THE MANUFACTURER, SUPPLIER, RECEIVING, AND MECH). THE RULES FOR APPROVED PARTS ARE STILL CONFUSING AND DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND.
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.