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An MD80 aircraft departed after nlg spray deflector was replaced without installing the inboard bushings. Missing bushings replaced by maintenance on downline overnight visit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 753130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 753130 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : weather performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft arrived in ZZZ1 with the nose gear spray deflector missing and on cdl (confign deviation list). Prior to arrival; it started raining in ZZZ1; which prevented the aircraft from leaving without a spray deflector (according to cdl). I borrowed a spray deflector from a spare aircraft and installed it on aircraft; so the trip could leave close to on time. When the replacement spray deflector arrived for me to install on the spare aircraft; I noticed that I had left the inboard bushings on the spare aircraft; and that aircraft did not have the inboard bushings installed. I then found out where the aircraft was going to overnight at ZZZ2 and called maintenance in ZZZ2 to let them know what had happened; and that I was aog the bushings to them; so they could be installed on aircraft on overnight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 ACFT DEPARTED AFTER NLG SPRAY DEFLECTOR WAS REPLACED WITHOUT INSTALLING THE INBOARD BUSHINGS. MISSING BUSHINGS REPLACED BY MAINT ON DOWNLINE OVERNIGHT VISIT.
Narrative: ACFT ARRIVED IN ZZZ1 WITH THE NOSE GEAR SPRAY DEFLECTOR MISSING AND ON CDL (CONFIGN DEV LIST). PRIOR TO ARR; IT STARTED RAINING IN ZZZ1; WHICH PREVENTED THE ACFT FROM LEAVING WITHOUT A SPRAY DEFLECTOR (ACCORDING TO CDL). I BORROWED A SPRAY DEFLECTOR FROM A SPARE ACFT AND INSTALLED IT ON ACFT; SO THE TRIP COULD LEAVE CLOSE TO ON TIME. WHEN THE REPLACEMENT SPRAY DEFLECTOR ARRIVED FOR ME TO INSTALL ON THE SPARE ACFT; I NOTICED THAT I HAD LEFT THE INBOARD BUSHINGS ON THE SPARE ACFT; AND THAT ACFT DID NOT HAVE THE INBOARD BUSHINGS INSTALLED. I THEN FOUND OUT WHERE THE ACFT WAS GOING TO OVERNIGHT AT ZZZ2 AND CALLED MAINT IN ZZZ2 TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED; AND THAT I WAS AOG THE BUSHINGS TO THEM; SO THEY COULD BE INSTALLED ON ACFT ON OVERNIGHT.
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.