<< >> NASA ASRS Report 596055, October 2003

A B767-300 was dispatched in non compliance with a pressure regulator and shutoff valve replaced without the required leak and operational check.

Attributes
ACN	596055
Time
Date	200310
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
ASRS Report	596055
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 969
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication

Narrative:

Aircraft was released for flight without confirmation check of prsov (pressure regulator and shutoff valve).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A PRESSURE REGULATOR AND SHUTOFF VALVE REPLACED WITHOUT THE REQUIRED LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHK.

Narrative: ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLT WITHOUT CONFIRMATION CHK OF PRSOV (PRESSURE REGULATOR AND SHUTOFF VALVE).

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.