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An airbus 319 was dispatched in non compliance with work accomplished and the logbook signed by an unlicensed technician.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 599101 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 599101 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : unqualified personnel |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
We noticed a screw loose on engine shroud and called for maintenance. Our plates showed contract maintenance, but a man in air carrier X uniform driving air carrier X truck showed up and tightened screw. He said that new procedures, as he wasn't a full time mechanic, we asked him to facsimile log page to maintenance control. He returned log and we left. Later learned that he was not an aircraft mechanic and his sign-off might not have been proper.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 319 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH WORK ACCOMPLISHED AND THE LOGBOOK SIGNED BY AN UNLICENSED TECHNICIAN.
Narrative: WE NOTICED A SCREW LOOSE ON ENG SHROUD AND CALLED FOR MAINT. OUR PLATES SHOWED CONTRACT MAINT, BUT A MAN IN ACR X UNIFORM DRIVING ACR X TRUCK SHOWED UP AND TIGHTENED SCREW. HE SAID THAT NEW PROCS, AS HE WASN'T A FULL TIME MECH, WE ASKED HIM TO FAX LOG PAGE TO MAINT CTL. HE RETURNED LOG AND WE LEFT. LATER LEARNED THAT HE WAS NOT AN ACFT MECH AND HIS SIGN-OFF MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN PROPER.
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.