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A B737 technician reports installing the incorrect hinge arm on the left forward entrance door. The svcable parts tag had the correct part number.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 623976 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician other personnel other |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 623976 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical 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 : manuals performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
On jul/tue/04 I ordered from stock company part number abc-defg 1 each. I received the arm assembly per maintenance manual e-pubs effectivity for aircraft X. I installed this part per maintenance manual. Was found later to be misidented on the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 TECHNICIAN RPTS INSTALLING THE INCORRECT HINGE ARM ON THE L FORWARD ENTRANCE DOOR. THE SVCABLE PARTS TAG HAD THE CORRECT PART NUMBER.
Narrative: ON JUL/TUE/04 I ORDERED FROM STOCK COMPANY PART NUMBER ABC-DEFG 1 EACH. I RECEIVED THE ARM ASSEMBLY PER MAINT MANUAL E-PUBS EFFECTIVITY FOR ACFT X. I INSTALLED THIS PART PER MAINT MANUAL. WAS FOUND LATER TO BE MISIDENTED ON THE GATE.
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.