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An EMB145 #4 emergency battery was scheduled to be replaced. Technician reports inadvertently reinstalled the removed battery.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 726152 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 726152 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Removed #4 emergency battery to replace with refurbished and reinstalled the same emergency battery removed by accident. #4 emergency battery never replaced. Somehow I got the batteries mixed up before installation. Paperwork was filled out correctly. Needed to doublechk the serial numbers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 #4 EMER BATTERY WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED. TECHNICIAN RPTS INADVERTENTLY REINSTALLED THE REMOVED BATTERY.
Narrative: REMOVED #4 EMER BATTERY TO REPLACE WITH REFURBISHED AND REINSTALLED THE SAME EMER BATTERY REMOVED BY ACCIDENT. #4 EMER BATTERY NEVER REPLACED. SOMEHOW I GOT THE BATTERIES MIXED UP BEFORE INSTALLATION. PAPERWORK WAS FILLED OUT CORRECTLY. NEEDED TO DOUBLECHK THE SERIAL NUMBERS.
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.