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A C152 was returned to service after an annual inspection. Later; it was discovered an airworthiness directive was missed and not accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 652672 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 652672 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was performing a 100 hour inspection which the owner wanted me to hurry up on. The owner then asked me to sign it off as an annual inspection. I very hurriedly looked up what airworthiness directives were due on it. Thinking I had found all the airworthiness directives that were both due and applicable; I complied with those airworthiness directives and signed off the aircraft as airworthy and ready for return to service. This past wkend the owner told me he discovered that I had missed a propeller airworthiness directive. Airworthiness directive 2003-12-05 mccauley propeller 1a103/tcm. I was vaguely aware of this airworthiness directive but did not believe it applied to this propeller because there is no 'B' or 'J' stamped on the propeller. Today; after very carefully rereading the airworthiness directive; I discovered that there does not have to be a 'B' or 'J' stamped on the propeller for it to be applicable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C152 WAS RETURNED TO SVC AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. LATER; IT WAS DISCOVERED AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE WAS MISSED AND NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: I WAS PERFORMING A 100 HR INSPECTION WHICH THE OWNER WANTED ME TO HURRY UP ON. THE OWNER THEN ASKED ME TO SIGN IT OFF AS AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. I VERY HURRIEDLY LOOKED UP WHAT AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES WERE DUE ON IT. THINKING I HAD FOUND ALL THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES THAT WERE BOTH DUE AND APPLICABLE; I COMPLIED WITH THOSE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES AND SIGNED OFF THE ACFT AS AIRWORTHY AND READY FOR RETURN TO SVC. THIS PAST WKEND THE OWNER TOLD ME HE DISCOVERED THAT I HAD MISSED A PROP AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE. AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 2003-12-05 MCCAULEY PROP 1A103/TCM. I WAS VAGUELY AWARE OF THIS AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE BUT DID NOT BELIEVE IT APPLIED TO THIS PROP BECAUSE THERE IS NO 'B' OR 'J' STAMPED ON THE PROP. TODAY; AFTER VERY CAREFULLY REREADING THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE; I DISCOVERED THAT THERE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A 'B' OR 'J' STAMPED ON THE PROP FOR IT TO BE APPLICABLE.
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.