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A B737-400 lead mechanic inadvertently closed out maintenance discrepancy forms for partial work that had not been completed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 758151 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| ASRS Report | 758151 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
As the lead assigned to aircraft X I was in the process of closing the package to release the aircraft. Part of my responsibility was to close out maintenance discrepancy forms involving partial work accomplished on the aircraft. I inadvertently closed out the forms for the partial work not realizing that partial work had not been completed on 2 items; which had been written up. I was subsequently informed that evening by my supervisor that the matter of incomplete work had not been addressed and that the aircraft had been dispatched for service. One item involved an inoperative right hand runway turnoff light; the other item involved 4 missing screws on the #2 engine pylon top panel. We addressed these 2 items and corrected them the next day at the gate when the aircraft was passing through on a through flight. The log page items were fixed and signed off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 LEAD MECHANIC INADVERTENTLY CLOSED OUT MAINT DISCREPANCY FORMS FOR PARTIAL WORK THAT HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED.
Narrative: AS THE LEAD ASSIGNED TO ACFT X I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING THE PACKAGE TO RELEASE THE ACFT. PART OF MY RESPONSIBILITY WAS TO CLOSE OUT MAINT DISCREPANCY FORMS INVOLVING PARTIAL WORK ACCOMPLISHED ON THE ACFT. I INADVERTENTLY CLOSED OUT THE FORMS FOR THE PARTIAL WORK NOT REALIZING THAT PARTIAL WORK HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED ON 2 ITEMS; WHICH HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED THAT EVENING BY MY SUPVR THAT THE MATTER OF INCOMPLETE WORK HAD NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AND THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN DISPATCHED FOR SVC. ONE ITEM INVOLVED AN INOP R HAND RWY TURNOFF LIGHT; THE OTHER ITEM INVOLVED 4 MISSING SCREWS ON THE #2 ENG PYLON TOP PANEL. WE ADDRESSED THESE 2 ITEMS AND CORRECTED THEM THE NEXT DAY AT THE GATE WHEN THE ACFT WAS PASSING THROUGH ON A THROUGH FLT. THE LOG PAGE ITEMS WERE FIXED AND SIGNED OFF.
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.