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An EMB145 engineering order to replace captain's and first officer's audio panels with modified digital audio panels was not clear if all must be replaced on same engineering order.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 660057 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200506 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 660057 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation 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 : manuals contributing factor : non availability of parts contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
I removed captain's digital audio panel and found that captain's digital audio panel was not 'mod a/B' marked. I replaced captain's digital audio panel. I proceeded to do the entry on the logbook. I removed first officer's digital audio panel and I discovered that first officer's digital audio panel was not 'mod a/B' marked. Previously; I got 2 digital audio panels from parts department. Once I opened the plastic bag and I inspected those 2 digital audio panels looking for 'mod a/B;' none was 'mod a/B' marked. Now on the step 2 of the engineering order X; it did not specify that any digital audio panel 'mod a/B' not marked must be replaced all at the same time. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated job card did not state to change both panels with modified panels at the same time. Only captain's panel replaced since only one was available.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 ENGINEERING ORDER TO REPLACE CAPT'S AND FO'S AUDIO PANELS WITH MODIFIED DIGITAL AUDIO PANELS WAS NOT CLR IF ALL MUST BE REPLACED ON SAME ENGINEERING ORDER.
Narrative: I REMOVED CAPT'S DIGITAL AUDIO PANEL AND FOUND THAT CAPT'S DIGITAL AUDIO PANEL WAS NOT 'MOD A/B' MARKED. I REPLACED CAPT'S DIGITAL AUDIO PANEL. I PROCEEDED TO DO THE ENTRY ON THE LOGBOOK. I REMOVED FO'S DIGITAL AUDIO PANEL AND I DISCOVERED THAT FO'S DIGITAL AUDIO PANEL WAS NOT 'MOD A/B' MARKED. PREVIOUSLY; I GOT 2 DIGITAL AUDIO PANELS FROM PARTS DEPT. ONCE I OPENED THE PLASTIC BAG AND I INSPECTED THOSE 2 DIGITAL AUDIO PANELS LOOKING FOR 'MOD A/B;' NONE WAS 'MOD A/B' MARKED. NOW ON THE STEP 2 OF THE ENGINEERING ORDER X; IT DID NOT SPECIFY THAT ANY DIGITAL AUDIO PANEL 'MOD A/B' NOT MARKED MUST BE REPLACED ALL AT THE SAME TIME. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED JOB CARD DID NOT STATE TO CHANGE BOTH PANELS WITH MODIFIED PANELS AT THE SAME TIME. ONLY CAPT'S PANEL REPLACED SINCE ONLY ONE WAS AVAILABLE.
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.