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Due to a plane change requiring different equipment from a B737-800 to a B757-200; a preflight maintenance check was not accomplished on the B757.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 645355 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 27 |
| ASRS Report | 645355 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 645342 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Air carrier aircraft X; inbound flight XXXX; outbound flight YYY; jan/sun/05. Due to confusion on my part; the above mentioned aircraft/flight did not receive a required check (daylight version). The normal scheduled equipment type is a B737-800. As per air carrier operations bulletin xx-xx; which was issued jan/wed/05; the B737-800 no longer requires this check unless it remained on ground for 5 hours or more. The next day (today; jan/mon/05); bulletin #yy-yy was issued which does away with the requirement for that check. When I realized that a mistake had been made; I notified my supervisor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DUE TO A PLANE CHANGE REQUIRING DIFFERENT EQUIP FROM A B737-800 TO A B757-200; A PREFLT MAINT CHK WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED ON THE B757.
Narrative: ACR ACFT X; INBOUND FLT XXXX; OUTBOUND FLT YYY; JAN/SUN/05. DUE TO CONFUSION ON MY PART; THE ABOVE MENTIONED ACFT/FLT DID NOT RECEIVE A REQUIRED CHK (DAYLIGHT VERSION). THE NORMAL SCHEDULED EQUIP TYPE IS A B737-800. AS PER ACR OPS BULLETIN XX-XX; WHICH WAS ISSUED JAN/WED/05; THE B737-800 NO LONGER REQUIRES THIS CHK UNLESS IT REMAINED ON GND FOR 5 HRS OR MORE. THE NEXT DAY (TODAY; JAN/MON/05); BULLETIN #YY-YY WAS ISSUED WHICH DOES AWAY WITH THE REQUIREMENT FOR THAT CHK. WHEN I REALIZED THAT A MISTAKE HAD BEEN MADE; I NOTIFIED MY SUPVR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.