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Mechanic reports he was informed by his supervisor that an A320 he had worked on required a nose gear down ferry back to their base.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 818530 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200812 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 818530 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : fault isolation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
It was brought up to my attention by my foreman that aircraft X had an incident that is under investigation for safety purposes. The pilot had to ferry the aircraft; with its nose gear down; to ZZZ station for maintenance. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated he had previously helped with reinstalling the nose gear piston into the gear strut after the gear seals had been replaced. They had performed all the gear seal pressure tests and gear swing on the A320; without any maintenance issues. Reporter stated the A320 had flown at least three flights since the gear seal change with flight crews reporting nose gear indication problems each time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Mechanic reports he was informed by his Supervisor that an A320 he had worked on required a nose gear down ferry back to their base.
Narrative: It was brought up to my attention by my foreman that Aircraft X had an incident that is under investigation for safety purposes. The Pilot had to ferry the aircraft; with its nose gear down; to ZZZ station for maintenance. Callback conversation with Reporter revealed the following information: Reporter stated he had previously helped with reinstalling the nose gear piston into the gear strut after the gear seals had been replaced. They had performed all the gear seal pressure tests and gear swing on the A320; without any maintenance issues. Reporter stated the A320 had flown at least three flights since the gear seal change with flight crews reporting nose gear indication problems each time.
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.