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An airbus 300 was dispatched in non compliance with the nose gear shock absorber replaced and no FAA required inspection performed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 586298 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Fri |
| 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 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| 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 | 586298 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 586299 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : gnd 1 & 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Job Cards |
Narrative:
On aircraft X I was assigned to do a nose landing gear swing after a night shift changed the shock absorber. My partner and I signed off the item and were not aware that it was an rii (required inspection item). The gpm (general procedure manual) states 'an rii is required when installation/rig of any component or actuator that affects extension, retraction, or locking.' we did not consider the shock absorber as affecting extension, retraction, or locking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE NOSE GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER REPLACED AND NO FAA REQUIRED INSPECTION PERFORMED.
Narrative: ON ACFT X I WAS ASSIGNED TO DO A NOSE LNDG GEAR SWING AFTER A NIGHT SHIFT CHANGED THE SHOCK ABSORBER. MY PARTNER AND I SIGNED OFF THE ITEM AND WERE NOT AWARE THAT IT WAS AN RII (REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEM). THE GPM (GENERAL PROC MANUAL) STATES 'AN RII IS REQUIRED WHEN INSTALLATION/RIG OF ANY COMPONENT OR ACTUATOR THAT AFFECTS EXTENSION, RETRACTION, OR LOCKING.' WE DID NOT CONSIDER THE SHOCK ABSORBER AS AFFECTING EXTENSION, RETRACTION, OR LOCKING.
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.