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MD80 procedures sent by maintenance control to station for known fuel problem not accomplished by a technician. Aircraft removed from service.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 667131 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| 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 | 667131 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maint Procs |
Narrative:
Procedure implemented by maintenance control was not followed for a known fuel problem on aircraft. I notified service of the procedure and was told to sign off problem. Following day was told by the lead technician that the aircraft in question went OTS because procedure was not followed. The following checks reflect inadequate knowledge of problem in service department; also the severity of procedure to accomplish at hand.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 PROCS SENT BY MAINT CTL TO STATION FOR KNOWN FUEL PROB NOT ACCOMPLISHED BY A TECHNICIAN. ACFT REMOVED FROM SVC.
Narrative: PROC IMPLEMENTED BY MAINT CTL WAS NOT FOLLOWED FOR A KNOWN FUEL PROB ON ACFT. I NOTIFIED SVC OF THE PROC AND WAS TOLD TO SIGN OFF PROB. FOLLOWING DAY WAS TOLD BY THE LEAD TECHNICIAN THAT THE ACFT IN QUESTION WENT OTS BECAUSE PROC WAS NOT FOLLOWED. THE FOLLOWING CHKS REFLECT INADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF PROB IN SVC DEPT; ALSO THE SEVERITY OF PROC TO ACCOMPLISH AT HAND.
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.