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An EMB140 had a maintenance check job card block signoff by a base manager as 'not applicable' with no explanation of signoff on job card.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 666240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician oversight : coordinator |
| ASRS Report | 666240 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
In the morning I was sent to the hangar to take a turnover to/from the previous shift on 2 aircraft. While getting a turnover and getting the mechanics set to work; the inspector told me that the base manager had signed off a block on work card. It was the only one left and of the 2 previous shift guys working; one was going on a road trip; the other was off duty at XA00. The inspector then informed me that no one could confirm that base manager had done the work or just wiped it. After the inspector asked what the story was the base manager told the inspector that you did not have to do the inspection because the winds never went over 50 KTS so he proceeded to then 'not applicable' (na) the block and sign off the logbook. There was about a 3 hour period where the work card was signed off and after that; it was na'ed. The logbook was signed off saying the work card was cleared and worked.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB140 HAD A MAINT CHK JOB CARD BLOCK SIGNOFF BY A BASE MGR AS 'NOT APPLICABLE' WITH NO EXPLANATION OF SIGNOFF ON JOB CARD.
Narrative: IN THE MORNING I WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR TO TAKE A TURNOVER TO/FROM THE PREVIOUS SHIFT ON 2 ACFT. WHILE GETTING A TURNOVER AND GETTING THE MECHS SET TO WORK; THE INSPECTOR TOLD ME THAT THE BASE MGR HAD SIGNED OFF A BLOCK ON WORK CARD. IT WAS THE ONLY ONE LEFT AND OF THE 2 PREVIOUS SHIFT GUYS WORKING; ONE WAS GOING ON A ROAD TRIP; THE OTHER WAS OFF DUTY AT XA00. THE INSPECTOR THEN INFORMED ME THAT NO ONE COULD CONFIRM THAT BASE MGR HAD DONE THE WORK OR JUST WIPED IT. AFTER THE INSPECTOR ASKED WHAT THE STORY WAS THE BASE MGR TOLD THE INSPECTOR THAT YOU DID NOT HAVE TO DO THE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE WINDS NEVER WENT OVER 50 KTS SO HE PROCEEDED TO THEN 'NOT APPLICABLE' (NA) THE BLOCK AND SIGN OFF THE LOGBOOK. THERE WAS ABOUT A 3 HR PERIOD WHERE THE WORK CARD WAS SIGNED OFF AND AFTER THAT; IT WAS NA'ED. THE LOGBOOK WAS SIGNED OFF SAYING THE WORK CARD WAS CLRED AND WORKED.
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.