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An inspector receiving new parts is required to metal tag 'life limited' parts. Received 3 each one-fourth inch nuts 'life limited' with no serial numbers. Inspector believes with no metal tag and no serial numbers parts will not be tracked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 726603 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200702 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 26 |
| ASRS Report | 726603 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation |
| 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 : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
I received a new part into system per gmm and supplied metal tag #XXX. The unserialized part (1/4 inch nut) is too small to attach the metal tag identing its assigned serial number. Note: part (1/4 inch nut) is a life limited part. I tagged these parts (3 each) feb/fri/07. Upon my return to work tuesday and talking with my co-workers; I realized that once the nut is installed there is no way to identify this life limited assigned serial number on the aircraft because the metal is not on the part.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN INSPECTOR RECEIVING NEW PARTS IS REQUIRED TO METAL TAG 'LIFE LIMITED' PARTS. RECEIVED 3 EACH ONE-FOURTH INCH NUTS 'LIFE LIMITED' WITH NO SERIAL NUMBERS. INSPECTOR BELIEVES WITH NO METAL TAG AND NO SERIAL NUMBERS PARTS WILL NOT BE TRACKED.
Narrative: I RECEIVED A NEW PART INTO SYS PER GMM AND SUPPLIED METAL TAG #XXX. THE UNSERIALIZED PART (1/4 INCH NUT) IS TOO SMALL TO ATTACH THE METAL TAG IDENTING ITS ASSIGNED SERIAL NUMBER. NOTE: PART (1/4 INCH NUT) IS A LIFE LIMITED PART. I TAGGED THESE PARTS (3 EACH) FEB/FRI/07. UPON MY RETURN TO WORK TUESDAY AND TALKING WITH MY CO-WORKERS; I REALIZED THAT ONCE THE NUT IS INSTALLED THERE IS NO WAY TO IDENT THIS LIFE LIMITED ASSIGNED SERIAL NUMBER ON THE ACFT BECAUSE THE METAL IS NOT ON THE 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.