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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance after a right main landing gear retract cylinder replacement with no FAA required critical item inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 629422 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 629422 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 629414 |
| 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 : 3 |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Mr X and myself were contacted by our management to report to ZZZ for a field trip. Mr X and I grabbed our tools and headed off to the gate. When we arrived in ZZZ we noticed they had no computers, so we contacted maintenance center for all the proper paperwork to complete the task of removing and replacing the main landing gear retract cylinder. Maintenance center sent us the maintenance manual paperwork but no mpm (maintenance procedure manual) to state that an rii (required item inspection) was required. We accomplished the main landing gear retract cylinder as per maintenance manual but never signed rii.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE AFTER A R MAIN LNDG GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER REPLACEMENT WITH NO FAA REQUIRED CRITICAL ITEM INSPECTION.
Narrative: MR X AND MYSELF WERE CONTACTED BY OUR MGMNT TO RPT TO ZZZ FOR A FIELD TRIP. MR X AND I GRABBED OUR TOOLS AND HEADED OFF TO THE GATE. WHEN WE ARRIVED IN ZZZ WE NOTICED THEY HAD NO COMPUTERS, SO WE CONTACTED MAINT CTR FOR ALL THE PROPER PAPERWORK TO COMPLETE THE TASK OF REMOVING AND REPLACING THE MAIN LNDG GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER. MAINT CTR SENT US THE MAINT MANUAL PAPERWORK BUT NO MPM (MAINT PROC MANUAL) TO STATE THAT AN RII (REQUIRED ITEM INSPECTION) WAS REQUIRED. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE MAIN LNDG GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER AS PER MAINT MANUAL BUT NEVER SIGNED RII.
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.