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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with the elevator sector torque tube bearing support brackets installed incorrectly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 583862 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 583862 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 583861 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On may/thu/03, at XA30, I was notified that I was suspected of improper installation of elevator sector brackets on aircraft X on nov/mon/00.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE ELEVATOR SECTOR TORQUE TUBE BEARING SUPPORT BRACKETS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.
Narrative: ON MAY/THU/03, AT XA30, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT I WAS SUSPECTED OF IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF ELEVATOR SECTOR BRACKETS ON ACFT X ON NOV/MON/00.
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.