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A G159 had #1 engine replaced which was thought to be a serviceable engine. Review of engine logs reveal repair station gave time extension for required rework, subject to FAA approval. Form for approval submitted to FAA almost 4 months after the engine was installed on the airplane.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 624578 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream I (Large Turboprop) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : inspection authority technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 15 maintenance technician : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 624578 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine logbooks other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
An engine #1, was replaced with what was thought to be serviceable engine on apr/thu/04. This engine came from repair station. All engine change paperwork was promptly completed out, was not entered into the gulfstream computer program until jul/wed/04. After a recent upload/download of data the engine showed as due for calendar/hourly rework. Review of paper, engine logs reveal that an extension was granted by the repair station following required rework, but was subject to approval from the 'local governing authority/authorized!' this request for extension was not submitted until jul/tue/04 to the FSDO.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A G159 HAD #1 ENG REPLACED WHICH WAS THOUGHT TO BE A SERVICEABLE ENG. REVIEW OF ENG LOGS REVEAL REPAIR STATION GAVE TIME EXTENSION FOR REQUIRED REWORK, SUBJECT TO FAA APPROVAL. FORM FOR APPROVAL SUBMITTED TO FAA ALMOST 4 MONTHS AFTER THE ENG WAS INSTALLED ON THE AIRPLANE.
Narrative: AN ENG #1, WAS REPLACED WITH WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE SERVICEABLE ENG ON APR/THU/04. THIS ENG CAME FROM REPAIR STATION. ALL ENG CHANGE PAPERWORK WAS PROMPTLY COMPLETED OUT, WAS NOT ENTERED INTO THE GULFSTREAM COMPUTER PROGRAM UNTIL JUL/WED/04. AFTER A RECENT UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD OF DATA THE ENG SHOWED AS DUE FOR CALENDAR/HRLY REWORK. REVIEW OF PAPER, ENG LOGS REVEAL THAT AN EXTENSION WAS GRANTED BY THE REPAIR STATION FOLLOWING REQUIRED REWORK, BUT WAS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL FROM THE 'LCL GOVERNING AUTH!' THIS REQUEST FOR EXTENSION WAS NOT SUBMITTED UNTIL JUL/TUE/04 TO THE FSDO.
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.