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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with a #1 symbol generator replaced but technician failed to update options programming.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 608870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 | 608870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Replaced #1 symbol generator with svcable unit from supply department. I believe I failed to update options programming of #1 symbol generator. Should have stayed with aircraft until departure time, but time did not allow for this.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A #1 SYMBOL GENERATOR REPLACED BUT TECHNICIAN FAILED TO UPDATE OPTIONS PROGRAMMING.
Narrative: REPLACED #1 SYMBOL GENERATOR WITH SVCABLE UNIT FROM SUPPLY DEPT. I BELIEVE I FAILED TO UPDATE OPTIONS PROGRAMMING OF #1 SYMBOL GENERATOR. SHOULD HAVE STAYED WITH ACFT UNTIL DEP TIME, BUT TIME DID NOT ALLOW FOR THIS.
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.