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Major air carrier repairman reports supervisors in the repair station tire buildup shop are directing them to sign off items they did not accomplish, and have not yet completed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 562860 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 562860 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company FAA |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Sign off for visual premature before work completed. Not stamped off visual until all work is complete, but told by those in authority/authorized to sign it. Process work cards! Too much to sign off for responsibility. Supplemental information from acn 562860: person who signed off for assembly of wheel was told not to complete assembly. Then took to final for tire installation. Then I was told to safety wire the inflation plug and over inflation valve. What action have I included to correct this? None -- except told crew chief and management. Entire crew is always conned into being compliant, even if in violation of FARS, contract or even safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MAJOR ACR REPAIRMAN RPTS SUPVRS IN THE REPAIR STATION TIRE BUILDUP SHOP ARE DIRECTING THEM TO SIGN OFF ITEMS THEY DID NOT ACCOMPLISH, AND HAVE NOT YET COMPLETED.
Narrative: SIGN OFF FOR VISUAL PREMATURE BEFORE WORK COMPLETED. NOT STAMPED OFF VISUAL UNTIL ALL WORK IS COMPLETE, BUT TOLD BY THOSE IN AUTH TO SIGN IT. PROCESS WORK CARDS! TOO MUCH TO SIGN OFF FOR RESPONSIBILITY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 562860: PERSON WHO SIGNED OFF FOR ASSEMBLY OF WHEEL WAS TOLD NOT TO COMPLETE ASSEMBLY. THEN TOOK TO FINAL FOR TIRE INSTALLATION. THEN I WAS TOLD TO SAFETY WIRE THE INFLATION PLUG AND OVER INFLATION VALVE. WHAT ACTION HAVE I INCLUDED TO CORRECT THIS? NONE -- EXCEPT TOLD CREW CHIEF AND MGMNT. ENTIRE CREW IS ALWAYS CONNED INTO BEING COMPLIANT, EVEN IF IN VIOLATION OF FARS, CONTRACT OR EVEN SAFELY.
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.