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A lead mechanic reports on changing the lh elevator on a bombardier CL600 (crj-200) that was received without an FAA 8130 tag; missing paint; bushings and rivets. Flight crew wrote up elevator excessive play in flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 796516 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cma.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 796516 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : non availability of parts contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Left-hand elevator was received without 8130 and was missing paint; several bushings and rivets; contacted bombardier help desk and was told it was ok to swap over fittings from damaged elevator after old fittings were inspected via eddy current. Installation went as planned after swapping over fittings and installing rivets. Everybody suspected elevator arrived unfinished. Don't know what else could have been missing. Aircraft went into ZZZ with a write-up that elevators had excessive play during travel. At this time; was told aircraft would be inspected and then ferried to ZZZ1 for further inspections. Needed an elevator quickly and was told this was the only one in stock from bombardier. Ensure parts arrive finished complete with proper documentation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LEAD MECHANIC REPORTS ON CHANGING THE LH ELEVATOR ON A BOMBARDIER CL600 (CRJ-200) THAT WAS RECEIVED WITHOUT AN FAA 8130 TAG; MISSING PAINT; BUSHINGS AND RIVETS. FLT CREW WROTE UP ELEVATOR EXCESSIVE PLAY IN FLT.
Narrative: L-HAND ELEVATOR WAS RECEIVED WITHOUT 8130 AND WAS MISSING PAINT; SEVERAL BUSHINGS AND RIVETS; CONTACTED BOMBARDIER HELP DESK AND WAS TOLD IT WAS OK TO SWAP OVER FITTINGS FROM DAMAGED ELEVATOR AFTER OLD FITTINGS WERE INSPECTED VIA EDDY CURRENT. INSTALLATION WENT AS PLANNED AFTER SWAPPING OVER FITTINGS AND INSTALLING RIVETS. EVERYBODY SUSPECTED ELEVATOR ARRIVED UNFINISHED. DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN MISSING. ACFT WENT INTO ZZZ WITH A WRITE-UP THAT ELEVATORS HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY DURING TRAVEL. AT THIS TIME; WAS TOLD ACFT WOULD BE INSPECTED AND THEN FERRIED TO ZZZ1 FOR FURTHER INSPECTIONS. NEEDED AN ELEVATOR QUICKLY AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE ONLY ONE IN STOCK FROM BOMBARDIER. ENSURE PARTS ARRIVE FINISHED COMPLETE WITH PROPER DOCUMENTATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.