An engine inspector reports their shop received a pw-2000 engine with approximately 25 canon plugs; ...

Attributes
ACN	812090
Time
Date	200809
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : inspector
ASRS Report	812090
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : tooling contributing factor : non availability of parts
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Engine received an inspection with approximately 25 cannon plugs; tubes; valve openings and other orifices covered with duct tape. Per the shop operations manual; this is not permitted and causes potential hazards; as it leaves glue residue on surfaces and increases the likelihood of damage to wires and cannon plugs during the removal of the tape. Suggestion resolution: find the responsible parties and let them know this is a problem. It adds unnecessary expense to the operation. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated he believes this is a training issue with his carrier's mechanics who removed the pw-2000 engine. Lack of resources for the mechanics; such as proper caps for the canon plugs and connectors; as well as adequate covers for the valve openings and bleed ducts are contributing to mechanics resorting to utilizing what is available at the time of the engine removal. Reporter stated using duct tape creates other problems when trying to remove the very sticky tape from electrical wires; plugs; connectors and pneumatic duct mating surfaces.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ENGINE INSPECTOR REPORTS THEIR SHOP RECEIVED A PW-2000 ENGINE WITH APPROXIMATELY 25 CANON PLUGS; TUBES; VALVE OPENINGS AND OTHER ORIFICES COVERED WITH DUCT TAPE. POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WIRES AND CANON PLUGS DURING REMOVAL.

Narrative: ENG RECEIVED AN INSPECTION WITH APPROX 25 CANNON PLUGS; TUBES; VALVE OPENINGS AND OTHER ORIFICES COVERED WITH DUCT TAPE. PER THE SHOP OPS MANUAL; THIS IS NOT PERMITTED AND CAUSES POTENTIAL HAZARDS; AS IT LEAVES GLUE RESIDUE ON SURFACES AND INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGE TO WIRES AND CANNON PLUGS DURING THE REMOVAL OF THE TAPE. SUGGESTION RESOLUTION: FIND THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES AND LET THEM KNOW THIS IS A PROB. IT ADDS UNNECESSARY EXPENSE TO THE OP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED HE BELIEVES THIS IS A TRAINING ISSUE WITH HIS CARRIER'S MECHANICS WHO REMOVED THE PW-2000 ENGINE. LACK OF RESOURCES FOR THE MECHANICS; SUCH AS PROPER CAPS FOR THE CANON PLUGS AND CONNECTORS; AS WELL AS ADEQUATE COVERS FOR THE VALVE OPENINGS AND BLEED DUCTS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO MECHANICS RESORTING TO UTILIZING WHAT IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE REMOVAL. REPORTER STATED USING DUCT TAPE CREATES OTHER PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE THE VERY STICKY TAPE FROM ELECTRICAL WIRES; PLUGS; CONNECTORS AND PNEUMATIC DUCT MATING SURFACES.

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.

An engine inspector reports their shop received a pw-2000 engine with approximately 25 canon plugs; tubes; valve openings and other orifices covered with duct tape. Potential damage to the wires and canon plugs during removal.