<< >> NASA ASRS Report 681898, October 2005

A B767 was dispatched with an interim repair that required progressive inspections. Inspection was accomplished but deferred item was not updated in logbook or aircraft maintenance history.

Attributes
ACN	681898
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	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : inspector
ASRS Report	681898
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I was advised by production supervisor to re-inspect the interim repair for progressive damage. The production supervisor stated that we need the airplane because we do not have time to do the repair; and we are going to defer it. The production supervisor said he would take care of the paperwork later. To my best understanding that was done until told me tonight dec/wed/05. Have all correspondence take place between production supervisor and quality assurance supervisor to make sure it won't happen again. Communication between the departments was not adequate and there was no follow-up between the 2 departments.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 WAS DISPATCHED WITH AN INTERIM REPAIR THAT REQUIRED PROGRESSIVE INSPECTIONS. INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED BUT DEFERRED ITEM WAS NOT UPDATED IN LOGBOOK OR ACFT MAINT HISTORY.

Narrative: I WAS ADVISED BY PRODUCTION SUPVR TO RE-INSPECT THE INTERIM REPAIR FOR PROGRESSIVE DAMAGE. THE PRODUCTION SUPVR STATED THAT WE NEED THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE TIME TO DO THE REPAIR; AND WE ARE GOING TO DEFER IT. THE PRODUCTION SUPVR SAID HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PAPERWORK LATER. TO MY BEST UNDERSTANDING THAT WAS DONE UNTIL TOLD ME TONIGHT DEC/WED/05. HAVE ALL CORRESPONDENCE TAKE PLACE BTWN PRODUCTION SUPVR AND QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPVR TO MAKE SURE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. COM BTWN THE DEPTS WAS NOT ADEQUATE AND THERE WAS NO FOLLOW-UP BTWN THE 2 DEPTS.

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.