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An A320 was operated for 2 revenue flts then was taken OTS to perform a required test flight for flight control actuator replacement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 695815 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 1560 |
| ASRS Report | 695815 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 695816 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maint Manual Proc |
Narrative:
During arrival to ZZZ1 we had pulled up the paperwork for the next leg and noticed that we had a different aircraft; but we thought we were supposed to keep the airplane that we were currently flying. Upon arrival at ZZZ1; we were informed by the gate agent that we had a plane change due to the fact that our airplane; as he put it; 'I heard your airplane was broken.' after inquiring as to what was wrong with the airplane we were told that during the previous night a control actuator was replaced but the aircraft was never test flown afterwards. When we reviewed the paperwork at ZZZ2 operations in the morning; we had never seen anything on the paperwork or maintenance release document to indicate that anything had been done to the aircraft the night before we flew it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 WAS OPERATED FOR 2 REVENUE FLTS THEN WAS TAKEN OTS TO PERFORM A REQUIRED TEST FLT FOR FLT CTL ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT.
Narrative: DURING ARR TO ZZZ1 WE HAD PULLED UP THE PAPERWORK FOR THE NEXT LEG AND NOTICED THAT WE HAD A DIFFERENT ACFT; BUT WE THOUGHT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE THAT WE WERE CURRENTLY FLYING. UPON ARR AT ZZZ1; WE WERE INFORMED BY THE GATE AGENT THAT WE HAD A PLANE CHANGE DUE TO THE FACT THAT OUR AIRPLANE; AS HE PUT IT; 'I HEARD YOUR AIRPLANE WAS BROKEN.' AFTER INQUIRING AS TO WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRPLANE WE WERE TOLD THAT DURING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT A CTL ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE ACFT WAS NEVER TEST FLOWN AFTERWARDS. WHEN WE REVIEWED THE PAPERWORK AT ZZZ2 OPS IN THE MORNING; WE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING ON THE PAPERWORK OR MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT TO INDICATE THAT ANYTHING HAD BEEN DONE TO THE ACFT THE NIGHT BEFORE WE FLEW IT.
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.