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A technician reports improper undocumented paperwork is used to work discrepancy write-ups found when inspectors work the inspection job card.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 571859 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 571859 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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 contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
ZZZ back course check inspection department has been using a 'company maintenance inspection scratch pad,' supplied by their department (no maintenance form number) to do initial evaluation of discrepancy during their walkaround in his/her assigned area while working off of a routine inspection card. This paper is meant to serve as an inspection reference while writing his/her discrepancy to a non routine write-up, non routine discrepancy work card and should be meant for the inspector's eyes only. Common practice is for the inspector to leave a copy of this scratch pad write-up for the mechanics in that work area taped to the aircraft, then mechanics use this scratch sheet instead of the non routine write-up to work the discrepancies. The mechanic usually doesn't even see the non routine write-up until he/she is ready to sign off. This practice should be stopped reference maintenance procedures manual 04-01, 05-16, FARS (14 crash fire rescue equipment 43.96).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TECHNICIAN RPTS IMPROPER UNDOCUMENTED PAPERWORK IS USED TO WORK DISCREPANCY WRITE-UPS FOUND WHEN INSPECTORS WORK THE INSPECTION JOB CARD.
Narrative: ZZZ BC CHK INSPECTION DEPT HAS BEEN USING A 'COMPANY MAINT INSPECTION SCRATCH PAD,' SUPPLIED BY THEIR DEPT (NO MAINT FORM NUMBER) TO DO INITIAL EVALUATION OF DISCREPANCY DURING THEIR WALKAROUND IN HIS/HER ASSIGNED AREA WHILE WORKING OFF OF A ROUTINE INSPECTION CARD. THIS PAPER IS MEANT TO SERVE AS AN INSPECTION REF WHILE WRITING HIS/HER DISCREPANCY TO A NON ROUTINE WRITE-UP, NON ROUTINE DISCREPANCY WORK CARD AND SHOULD BE MEANT FOR THE INSPECTOR'S EYES ONLY. COMMON PRACTICE IS FOR THE INSPECTOR TO LEAVE A COPY OF THIS SCRATCH PAD WRITE-UP FOR THE MECHS IN THAT WORK AREA TAPED TO THE ACFT, THEN MECHS USE THIS SCRATCH SHEET INSTEAD OF THE NON ROUTINE WRITE-UP TO WORK THE DISCREPANCIES. THE MECH USUALLY DOESN'T EVEN SEE THE NON ROUTINE WRITE-UP UNTIL HE/SHE IS READY TO SIGN OFF. THIS PRACTICE SHOULD BE STOPPED REF MAINT PROCS MANUAL 04-01, 05-16, FARS (14 CFR 43.96).
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.