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A B737-800 right engine had a fuel nozzle removed for borescoping. Nozzle replaced but technician inadvertently installed a used gasket.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 628054 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 628054 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 969 |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Removed fuel nozzle for borescope. Reinstalled nozzle. Inadvertently reinstalled original gasket. Leak check was good.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 R ENG HAD A FUEL NOZZLE REMOVED FOR BORESCOPING. NOZZLE REPLACED BUT TECHNICIAN INADVERTENTLY INSTALLED A USED GASKET.
Narrative: REMOVED FUEL NOZZLE FOR BORESCOPE. REINSTALLED NOZZLE. INADVERTENTLY REINSTALLED ORIGINAL GASKET. LEAK CHK WAS GOOD.
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.