Narrative:

Engine received at facility from a contract maintenance quick engine change (qec) vendor with a serviceable [FAA-8130] pmi identification (identification) tag. While accomplishing visual inspection; several discrepancies noted. Refer to company work order XXXX for action taken. Items noted were: thrust reverser stang fairing attach bracket cracked; metal seal plate missing for stang fairing bracket; nose inlet cowl lip skin dented; thrust reverser gearbox actuator not set correctly when at stow position; drain line not connected at accessory gearbox (agb) drain mast and mount bracket cracked for hydraulic manifold at pressure quad (qd) connection point.additionally; not noted on company work order were the XXX-colored tags that were with miscellaneous bleed ducts and insulation pieces that were incorrectly filled out. Most were missing information concerning where part came from; incorrect part numbers; part name incorrect and disposition section had no notations.increased surveillance of vendor for proper procedures in parts identification required; better quality assurance (qa) oversight in the process of qec inspection for 'return to service' of qec [engines].

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An engine shop Mechanic reports about numerous maintenance discrepancies found on another General Electric (GE) CF-34 engine received from a Contract Maintenance Quick Engine Change (QEC) vendor repair station. Lack of Quality Assurance oversight by air carrier of the Contract Repair Station's maintenance procedures cited once again.

Narrative: Engine received at facility from a Contract Maintenance Quick Engine Change (QEC) vendor with a Serviceable [FAA-8130] PMI Identification (ID) Tag. While accomplishing visual inspection; several discrepancies noted. Refer to company Work Order XXXX for action taken. Items noted were: thrust reverser stang fairing attach bracket cracked; metal seal plate missing for stang fairing bracket; nose inlet cowl lip skin dented; thrust reverser gearbox actuator not set correctly when at stow position; drain line not connected at Accessory Gearbox (AGB) drain mast and mount bracket cracked for hydraulic manifold at pressure Quad (QD) connection point.Additionally; not noted on company work order were the XXX-colored tags that were with miscellaneous bleed ducts and insulation pieces that were incorrectly filled out. Most were missing information concerning where part came from; incorrect part numbers; part name incorrect and disposition section had no notations.Increased surveillance of vendor for proper procedures in parts identification required; better Quality Assurance (QA) oversight in the process of QEC Inspection for 'Return to Service' of QEC [engines].

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.