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A B757-200 mechanic notified of an air turn back; reports he did replace the #5 left/east slat I/B rotary actuator and safetied the torque tube.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 759657 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200708 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 22 |
| ASRS Report | 759657 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I replaced the #5 slat rotary actuator reference maintenance manual and safetied torque tube and it was inspected after installation was complete.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 MECHANIC NOTIFIED OF AN AIR TURN BACK; REPORTS HE DID REPLACE THE #5 L/E SLAT I/B ROTARY ACTUATOR AND SAFETIED THE TORQUE TUBE.
Narrative: I REPLACED THE #5 SLAT ROTARY ACTUATOR REF MAINT MANUAL AND SAFETIED TORQUE TUBE AND IT WAS INSPECTED AFTER INSTALLATION WAS COMPLETE.
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.