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A B767-400 was released for service in autoland status after having the required self-tests performed. Technician performing the tests was not qualified on B767-400 aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 653783 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-400 and 400 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant technician : fcc |
| Experience | maintenance avionics : 23 maintenance lead technician : 3 maintenance technician : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 653783 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : unqualified personnel |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While on duty apr/sat/05; the shift began at XA30. No lead technicians assigned to the shift or at ZZZ. Later; I was assigned by a senior technician to a 'no land 3' pilot write-up on ship X. Ship X also had a maintenance set-up to certify ship X back to CAT III status. I performed the necessary tests to clear the write-up and certify the aircraft back to CAT III status. I am autoland designated and qualified to repair B757; B767-200; B767-300; B767-300 ETOPS. I am not qualified for ship X (B767-400 ETOPS). All these system (autoplts) are the same. That led me to believe I was qualified. I was told when I reported to work on apr/sun/05 that I was not qualified. I then called the maintenance coordinator for the B767-400 and told him of the situation. He assured me that he would have the next crew for ship X perform an autoland and record this in the logbook as a 'satisfactory' or 'unsatisfactory' to make the ship certified correctly as CAT III.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-400 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC IN AUTOLAND STATUS AFTER HAVING THE REQUIRED SELF-TESTS PERFORMED. TECHNICIAN PERFORMING THE TESTS WAS NOT QUALIFIED ON B767-400 ACFT.
Narrative: WHILE ON DUTY APR/SAT/05; THE SHIFT BEGAN AT XA30. NO LEAD TECHNICIANS ASSIGNED TO THE SHIFT OR AT ZZZ. LATER; I WAS ASSIGNED BY A SENIOR TECHNICIAN TO A 'NO LAND 3' PLT WRITE-UP ON SHIP X. SHIP X ALSO HAD A MAINT SET-UP TO CERTIFY SHIP X BACK TO CAT III STATUS. I PERFORMED THE NECESSARY TESTS TO CLR THE WRITE-UP AND CERTIFY THE ACFT BACK TO CAT III STATUS. I AM AUTOLAND DESIGNATED AND QUALIFIED TO REPAIR B757; B767-200; B767-300; B767-300 ETOPS. I AM NOT QUALIFIED FOR SHIP X (B767-400 ETOPS). ALL THESE SYS (AUTOPLTS) ARE THE SAME. THAT LED ME TO BELIEVE I WAS QUALIFIED. I WAS TOLD WHEN I RPTED TO WORK ON APR/SUN/05 THAT I WAS NOT QUALIFIED. I THEN CALLED THE MAINT COORDINATOR FOR THE B767-400 AND TOLD HIM OF THE SIT. HE ASSURED ME THAT HE WOULD HAVE THE NEXT CREW FOR SHIP X PERFORM AN AUTOLAND AND RECORD THIS IN THE LOGBOOK AS A 'SATISFACTORY' OR 'UNSATISFACTORY' TO MAKE THE SHIP CERTIFIED CORRECTLY AS CAT III.
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.