Narrative:

Records clerk fails to lower inspection hours requirement. While auditing special item check; I found a special item check that showed an accomplishment date of jul/mon/05 for special item check. The message stated a lower allowable than previous inspection. Employee circled allowable and wrote lower; but failed to lower the limit. Aircraft was sent to ZZZ to have the special item check inspection done. This was accomplished. Supplemental information from acn 669914: accomplished special item check on position #1 effective jul/xx/05. Message received jul/yy/05 and accomplishment reported on report. Message lowered allowed hours from 2000 hours to 250 hours. During my processing of the message information; I failed to lower the allowed hours and failed to self-audit per normal procedures. I passed the message to mr X for audit. Part of our process includes entering a memo in our system as to authority/authorized for accomplishment. When I do this; I now doublechk the allowed hours to ensure they are correct. No equipment; aircraft design; lack of technical knowledge; environment; supervision or communication contributed to my personal error. I apparently was interrupted in my task; and failed to complete the process and failed to self-audit.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 DURING A SPECIAL ITEM CHK JOB CARD AUDIT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A LOWER TIME LIMIT BUT THE LOWER TIME WAS NOT ENTERED ON THE JOB CARD.

Narrative: RECORDS CLERK FAILS TO LOWER INSPECTION HRS REQUIREMENT. WHILE AUDITING SPECIAL ITEM CHK; I FOUND A SPECIAL ITEM CHK THAT SHOWED AN ACCOMPLISHMENT DATE OF JUL/MON/05 FOR SPECIAL ITEM CHK. THE MESSAGE STATED A LOWER ALLOWABLE THAN PREVIOUS INSPECTION. EMPLOYEE CIRCLED ALLOWABLE AND WROTE LOWER; BUT FAILED TO LOWER THE LIMIT. ACFT WAS SENT TO ZZZ TO HAVE THE SPECIAL ITEM CHK INSPECTION DONE. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 669914: ACCOMPLISHED SPECIAL ITEM CHK ON POS #1 EFFECTIVE JUL/XX/05. MESSAGE RECEIVED JUL/YY/05 AND ACCOMPLISHMENT RPTED ON RPT. MESSAGE LOWERED ALLOWED HRS FROM 2000 HRS TO 250 HRS. DURING MY PROCESSING OF THE MESSAGE INFO; I FAILED TO LOWER THE ALLOWED HRS AND FAILED TO SELF-AUDIT PER NORMAL PROCS. I PASSED THE MESSAGE TO MR X FOR AUDIT. PART OF OUR PROCESS INCLUDES ENTERING A MEMO IN OUR SYS AS TO AUTH FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT. WHEN I DO THIS; I NOW DOUBLECHK THE ALLOWED HRS TO ENSURE THEY ARE CORRECT. NO EQUIP; ACFT DESIGN; LACK OF TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE; ENVIRONMENT; SUPERVISION OR COM CONTRIBUTED TO MY PERSONAL ERROR. I APPARENTLY WAS INTERRUPTED IN MY TASK; AND FAILED TO COMPLETE THE PROCESS AND FAILED TO SELF-AUDIT.

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.