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An MD80 fuel sump procedure was not accomplished on a daily check due to the check procedure not being included in the check paperwork.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 687121 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| 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 | 687121 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 686567 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Work Cards |
Narrative:
Performed aircraft daily dependability check on 2 aircraft; failed to notice documenting procedures for fuel tank sumping that went into effect that same day. Card was not included or provided in work package by company; could not get access to card. Request proper package from company; pay better vigilance to minute changes in paperwork. Received no word of new changes from lead (who didn't know either) or management. Had no access to new work cards. Bad planning from planning department. Complacency on mechanic's part.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FUEL SUMP PROC WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED ON A DAILY CHK DUE TO THE CHK PROC NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE CHK PAPERWORK.
Narrative: PERFORMED ACFT DAILY DEPENDABILITY CHK ON 2 ACFT; FAILED TO NOTICE DOCUMENTING PROCS FOR FUEL TANK SUMPING THAT WENT INTO EFFECT THAT SAME DAY. CARD WAS NOT INCLUDED OR PROVIDED IN WORK PACKAGE BY COMPANY; COULD NOT GET ACCESS TO CARD. REQUEST PROPER PACKAGE FROM COMPANY; PAY BETTER VIGILANCE TO MINUTE CHANGES IN PAPERWORK. RECEIVED NO WORD OF NEW CHANGES FROM LEAD (WHO DIDN'T KNOW EITHER) OR MGMNT. HAD NO ACCESS TO NEW WORK CARDS. BAD PLANNING FROM PLANNING DEPT. COMPLACENCY ON MECH'S PART.
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.