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2 B737-700's were dispatched in non compliance with an engineering callout indicating the airplanes were upgraded to CAT IIIA autoland status. Job card was completed but aircraft were not upgraded to autoland status.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 545620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 545620 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
The job card was to upload FCC software. Since we only have 1 data loader we (my partner and I) elected to split up the duties. He got the correct software and loader and worked in the east&east compartment. I went to cockpit to make sure circuit breakers were pulled and to verify the proper software was loaded. There was no mention of a CAT IIIA upgrade on the paperwork -- only proper part number verification. We also had to move the aircraft off of the gate to the hangar and the next plane for the gate was early -- pressuring me to finish quickly. I never saw the disc marked 'CAT IIIA sensitive' unfortunately.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 B737-700'S WERE DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN ENGINEERING CALLOUT INDICATING THE AIRPLANES WERE UPGRADED TO CAT IIIA AUTOLAND STATUS. JOB CARD WAS COMPLETED BUT ACFT WERE NOT UPGRADED TO AUTOLAND STATUS.
Narrative: THE JOB CARD WAS TO UPLOAD FCC SOFTWARE. SINCE WE ONLY HAVE 1 DATA LOADER WE (MY PARTNER AND I) ELECTED TO SPLIT UP THE DUTIES. HE GOT THE CORRECT SOFTWARE AND LOADER AND WORKED IN THE E&E COMPARTMENT. I WENT TO COCKPIT TO MAKE SURE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PULLED AND TO VERIFY THE PROPER SOFTWARE WAS LOADED. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF A CAT IIIA UPGRADE ON THE PAPERWORK -- ONLY PROPER PART NUMBER VERIFICATION. WE ALSO HAD TO MOVE THE ACFT OFF OF THE GATE TO THE HANGAR AND THE NEXT PLANE FOR THE GATE WAS EARLY -- PRESSURING ME TO FINISH QUICKLY. I NEVER SAW THE DISC MARKED 'CAT IIIA SENSITIVE' UNFORTUNATELY.
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.