A director of quality assurance reports an arriel-1B was reassembled from five serviceable modules w...

Narrative:

An arriel-1B rotorcraft engine was reassembled from five serviceable modules. The engine was then placed on the floor in the service stand after completion. No blanking covers were installed on the compressor inlet or exhaust outlet. Several fuel and oil line connections and fittings remained uncapped. The location is within three feet of the hanger door which is opened on a daily basis. The engine inlet is 16' inches above the floor. Several open lines are less than this. This engine was placed on the floor by the director of maintenance dom and shop supervisor. It visually can't be missed by walking through the hanger. The manufacturer has instructions concerning short term preservation in the engine maintenance manual chapter 71-05-01-530-xxx. These procedures were not followed. The repair station procedures were not followed concerning proper maintenance in accordance with (in accordance with) the manufactures instructions. No work order has been completed; nor are there any log entries describing the reassembly which occurred at least xx-days ago. [Need to] follow manufactures instructions concerning maintenance operations. The consequences are possible foreign object damage (FOD) and contamination of engine fluid system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Director of Quality Assurance reports an Arriel-1B was reassembled from five serviceable modules without a work order completed nor log entries describing the reassembly.

Narrative: An Arriel-1B rotorcraft engine was reassembled from five serviceable modules. The engine was then placed on the floor in the service stand after completion. No blanking covers were installed on the compressor inlet or exhaust outlet. Several fuel and oil line connections and fittings remained uncapped. The location is within three feet of the hanger door which is opened on a daily basis. The engine inlet is 16' inches above the floor. Several open lines are less than this. This engine was placed on the floor by the Director of Maintenance DOM and Shop Supervisor. It visually can't be missed by walking through the Hanger. The Manufacturer has instructions concerning short term preservation in the Engine Maintenance Manual chapter 71-05-01-530-xxx. These procedures were not followed. The Repair Station procedures were not followed concerning proper maintenance in accordance with (IAW) the manufactures instructions. No work order has been completed; nor are there any log entries describing the reassembly which occurred at least XX-days ago. [Need to] follow manufactures instructions concerning maintenance operations. The consequences are possible Foreign Object Damage (FOD) and contamination of engine fluid system.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	878710
Time
Date	201003
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Lead Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Inspection Authority
Experience	Maintenance Lead Technician 20
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance

A director of quality assurance reports an arriel-1B was reassembled from five serviceable modules without a work order completed nor log entries describing the reassembly.