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An MD80 had an incorrect cable installation accomplished. Paperwork for cable installation had no signoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 662772 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200506 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 662772 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 662773 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical 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 |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maint Manual |
Narrative:
Possible improper cable installation on serial #X. Asked for special line to be added to shop order for cable installation including mfg number. Non existence of sign-off for installing cable; do not know who or when cable was installed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 HAD AN INCORRECT CABLE INSTALLATION ACCOMPLISHED. PAPERWORK FOR CABLE INSTALLATION HAD NO SIGNOFF.
Narrative: POSSIBLE IMPROPER CABLE INSTALLATION ON SERIAL #X. ASKED FOR SPECIAL LINE TO BE ADDED TO SHOP ORDER FOR CABLE INSTALLATION INCLUDING MFG NUMBER. NON EXISTENCE OF SIGN-OFF FOR INSTALLING CABLE; DO NOT KNOW WHO OR WHEN CABLE WAS INSTALLED.
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.