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A B737-300 was dispatched in non compliance with #1 engine fan blades reworked, but not in accordance with maintenance procedures manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 612884 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 612884 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 612885 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : non availability of parts performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maint Proc Manual |
Narrative:
Told to make aircraft #1 engine blades svcable. 'A' portion of tag not filled out. Told to fill tag out, use foreman's number as mechanic's number signoff. During the confusion of making blades svcable, maintenance procedures manual procedures may not have been followed correctly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH #1 ENG FAN BLADES REWORKED, BUT NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINT PROCS MANUAL.
Narrative: TOLD TO MAKE ACFT #1 ENG BLADES SVCABLE. 'A' PORTION OF TAG NOT FILLED OUT. TOLD TO FILL TAG OUT, USE FOREMAN'S NUMBER AS MECH'S NUMBER SIGNOFF. DURING THE CONFUSION OF MAKING BLADES SVCABLE, MAINT PROCS MANUAL PROCS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED CORRECTLY.
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.