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A pressure bottle shop technician reports hydrostatic test machine registration expired. Unit used to test emergency evacuate/evacuation bottles.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 661667 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200505 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 661667 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 661668 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Registration with DOT on hydrostatic test machine expired may/sun/05. Bottles tested are for emergency evacuate/evacuation. Not using machine. Contributing factors: failure of management to notify shop of expired registration. Due to phone call from DOT.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PRESSURE BOTTLE SHOP TECHNICIAN RPTS HYDROSTATIC TEST MACHINE REGISTRATION EXPIRED. UNIT USED TO TEST EMER EVAC BOTTLES.
Narrative: REGISTRATION WITH DOT ON HYDROSTATIC TEST MACHINE EXPIRED MAY/SUN/05. BOTTLES TESTED ARE FOR EMER EVAC. NOT USING MACHINE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FAILURE OF MGMNT TO NOTIFY SHOP OF EXPIRED REGISTRATION. DUE TO PHONE CALL FROM DOT.
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.