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A british aircraft repair facility reports being advised by an original equipment manufacturer that a substandard repair was performed on a purchased part by a united states repair station.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 653079 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | oversight : coordinator |
| ASRS Report | 633079 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Company X has been alerted by an original equipment manufacturer to a suspected sub-standard repair carried out by a united states repair station. The repair in question was carried out on a unit purchased by company X via a united states broker. Company and the original equipment manufacturer are of the opinion that the standard of repair observed merits further investigation. It is for that reason we are reporting it to both the united kingdom caa, and the united states FAA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BRITISH ACFT REPAIR FACILITY RPTS BEING ADVISED BY AN ORIGINAL EQUIP MANUFACTURER THAT A SUBSTANDARD REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON A PURCHASED PART BY A UNITED STATES REPAIR STATION.
Narrative: COMPANY X HAS BEEN ALERTED BY AN ORIGINAL EQUIP MANUFACTURER TO A SUSPECTED SUB-STANDARD REPAIR CARRIED OUT BY A UNITED STATES REPAIR STATION. THE REPAIR IN QUESTION WAS CARRIED OUT ON A UNIT PURCHASED BY COMPANY X VIA A UNITED STATES BROKER. COMPANY AND THE ORIGINAL EQUIP MANUFACTURER ARE OF THE OPINION THAT THE STANDARD OF REPAIR OBSERVED MERITS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. IT IS FOR THAT REASON WE ARE RPTING IT TO BOTH THE UNITED KINGDOM CAA, AND THE UNITED STATES FAA.
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.