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A parts washer technician was advised by the lead technician to use one type of chemical cleaner on waste water sensors. Sensors were sent back and supervisor advised using another cleaner. Later advised sensors were ruined.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626393 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 626393 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 969 |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
My lead mechanic instructed me on jul/mon/04, to clean sensors with sensor clean chemical. I did so and sent them out. They came back on jul/tue/04. She told me to reclean them and I then used blue-gold. I cleaned them and sent them out. Today, jul/thu/04, my lead mechanic and my supervisor informed me the sensors may be ruined, and they (toilet sensor) cost $3600 a piece.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PARTS WASHER TECHNICIAN WAS ADVISED BY THE LEAD TECHNICIAN TO USE ONE TYPE OF CHEMICAL CLEANER ON WASTE WATER SENSORS. SENSORS WERE SENT BACK AND SUPVR ADVISED USING ANOTHER CLEANER. LATER ADVISED SENSORS WERE RUINED.
Narrative: MY LEAD MECH INSTRUCTED ME ON JUL/MON/04, TO CLEAN SENSORS WITH SENSOR CLEAN CHEMICAL. I DID SO AND SENT THEM OUT. THEY CAME BACK ON JUL/TUE/04. SHE TOLD ME TO RECLEAN THEM AND I THEN USED BLUE-GOLD. I CLEANED THEM AND SENT THEM OUT. TODAY, JUL/THU/04, MY LEAD MECH AND MY SUPVR INFORMED ME THE SENSORS MAY BE RUINED, AND THEY (TOILET SENSOR) COST $3600 A PIECE.
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.