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An EMB145 was discovered to have an incorrect digital fdr installed. Reporter ordered part from ipc and effectivity was shown to be correct.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 673527 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200510 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 673527 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
Ramp department was on busy schedule. To the best of my recollection of the event; aircraft was boarded and ready for a pushback and maintenance coordinator request for a digital flight data recorder MEL to be cleared for a dispatch; I recalled for an overseas flight. I requested a part off from an ipc and part department brought a part over. Checked all the required information and installed the svcable part. Part did not correct the discrepancy; and aircraft was dispatched with MEL still open. Many weeks after; it was found that a part apparently with a wrong effectivity had been installed. To my recollection; the ipc has been checked and part was requested with an interchangeable part from the computer off the parts personnel. All parts tag pertinent information was correct and part was then installed in aircraft. To my knowledge; the part is good and svcable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE AN INCORRECT DIGITAL FDR INSTALLED. RPTR ORDERED PART FROM IPC AND EFFECTIVITY WAS SHOWN TO BE CORRECT.
Narrative: RAMP DEPT WAS ON BUSY SCHEDULE. TO THE BEST OF MY RECOLLECTION OF THE EVENT; ACFT WAS BOARDED AND READY FOR A PUSHBACK AND MAINT COORDINATOR REQUEST FOR A DIGITAL FLT DATA RECORDER MEL TO BE CLRED FOR A DISPATCH; I RECALLED FOR AN OVERSEAS FLT. I REQUESTED A PART OFF FROM AN IPC AND PART DEPT BROUGHT A PART OVER. CHKED ALL THE REQUIRED INFO AND INSTALLED THE SVCABLE PART. PART DID NOT CORRECT THE DISCREPANCY; AND ACFT WAS DISPATCHED WITH MEL STILL OPEN. MANY WKS AFTER; IT WAS FOUND THAT A PART APPARENTLY WITH A WRONG EFFECTIVITY HAD BEEN INSTALLED. TO MY RECOLLECTION; THE IPC HAS BEEN CHKED AND PART WAS REQUESTED WITH AN INTERCHANGEABLE PART FROM THE COMPUTER OFF THE PARTS PERSONNEL. ALL PARTS TAG PERTINENT INFO WAS CORRECT AND PART WAS THEN INSTALLED IN ACFT. TO MY KNOWLEDGE; THE PART IS GOOD AND SVCABLE.
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.