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A B767 had an overwater check accomplished. After the check was done; both engines were removed for pylon work. Inspector insists aircraft requires another overwater inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 670797 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bro.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| ASRS Report | 670797 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Had a maintenance base visit with a successful 60/60 [overwater inspection -- 60 mins to suitable airport]. It then had a pylon modification where both engines were dropped and reinstalled; requiring a new 60/60. I told my quality assurance supervisor it needed it for the logbook. Supervisor said he verified this with flight operations engineering. Said quality assurance supervisor stated he called maintenance operations director and was told no (presumably for the ferry spotting message) even after told that both engines had been taken off and the 60/60 was required. Sent e-mail to quality assurance manager; calling quality assurance manager -- said quality assurance supervisor; and flight operations engineering manager. Maintenance operations director does not want to have 60/60 accomplished; reasons for this unknown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 HAD AN OVERWATER CHK ACCOMPLISHED. AFTER THE CHK WAS DONE; BOTH ENGS WERE REMOVED FOR PYLON WORK. INSPECTOR INSISTS ACFT REQUIRES ANOTHER OVERWATER INSPECTION.
Narrative: HAD A MAINT BASE VISIT WITH A SUCCESSFUL 60/60 [OVERWATER INSPECTION -- 60 MINS TO SUITABLE ARPT]. IT THEN HAD A PYLON MODIFICATION WHERE BOTH ENGS WERE DROPPED AND REINSTALLED; REQUIRING A NEW 60/60. I TOLD MY QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPVR IT NEEDED IT FOR THE LOGBOOK. SUPVR SAID HE VERIFIED THIS WITH FLT OPS ENGINEERING. SAID QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPVR STATED HE CALLED MAINT OPS DIRECTOR AND WAS TOLD NO (PRESUMABLY FOR THE FERRY SPOTTING MESSAGE) EVEN AFTER TOLD THAT BOTH ENGS HAD BEEN TAKEN OFF AND THE 60/60 WAS REQUIRED. SENT E-MAIL TO QUALITY ASSURANCE MGR; CALLING QUALITY ASSURANCE MGR -- SAID QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPVR; AND FLT OPS ENGINEERING MGR. MAINT OPS DIRECTOR DOES NOT WANT TO HAVE 60/60 ACCOMPLISHED; REASONS FOR THIS UNKNOWN.
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.