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An MD80 left main landing gear fixed strut outboard bushing was machined by the reporter. Advised bushing needed rework. Then advised bushing fit ok. Technician failed to rechk dimensions after installation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 715964 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 715964 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper maintenance 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 | contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Working l-hand land gear fixed strut outboard bushings. Bushings were sized and given to dock for installation. Was called back to dock to address fit of fixed strut bolt outboard end. At end of my shift I was told bushing would be removed and re-made. As I was leaving for home; lead technician brought paperwork over and informed me that strut was installed with no problems. I then signed off pattern card bushing dims. Based on information received. On way home I realized I should not have signed pattern card without checking dims myself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 L MAIN LNDG GEAR FIXED STRUT OUTBOARD BUSHING WAS MACHINED BY THE RPTR. ADVISED BUSHING NEEDED REWORK. THEN ADVISED BUSHING FIT OK. TECHNICIAN FAILED TO RECHK DIMENSIONS AFTER INSTALLATION.
Narrative: WORKING L-HAND LAND GEAR FIXED STRUT OUTBOARD BUSHINGS. BUSHINGS WERE SIZED AND GIVEN TO DOCK FOR INSTALLATION. WAS CALLED BACK TO DOCK TO ADDRESS FIT OF FIXED STRUT BOLT OUTBOARD END. AT END OF MY SHIFT I WAS TOLD BUSHING WOULD BE REMOVED AND RE-MADE. AS I WAS LEAVING FOR HOME; LEAD TECHNICIAN BROUGHT PAPERWORK OVER AND INFORMED ME THAT STRUT WAS INSTALLED WITH NO PROBS. I THEN SIGNED OFF PATTERN CARD BUSHING DIMS. BASED ON INFO RECEIVED. ON WAY HOME I REALIZED I SHOULD NOT HAVE SIGNED PATTERN CARD WITHOUT CHKING DIMS MYSELF.
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.