A line mechanic reports additional information required by an engineering order (eo) to be inscribed...

Narrative:

I was called to the line for a nose landing gear (nlg) problem on an embraer emb-145 aircraft. There was some confusion on what the nlg needed to comply with an engineering order (eo). It was determined that it did not need the ultrasound (ut) thickness test; it only needed to comply with the eo which called for 'full service' of the nlg strut and installing a new data plate. Day shift maintenance started and got up to servicing at the point when pumping fluid into the strut to the proper height; the hydraulic cart failed. Afternoon shift took over from there and servicing was completed. Afternoon shift mechanic was given the new data plate that was already inscribed. I don't know who filled it out; it was done in the office. I told them to copy from the old data plate; but to make sure the new modification number was inscribed. I thought this was what was tracked to show the status of the gear. Maintenance installed the placard. At this point we were waiting for the cure time [of the data plate glue]. I turned work over to night shift telling them all [work] was done up to [completing] the cure time. [Lack of] attention to the paperwork and not focusing on what I think are the important parts. Suggest reading all of the parts of data we are using; notes and all. [It was] detected by maintenance control when loading the nlg part number. Aircraft was taken out of service and corrected [information added].

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Line Mechanic reports additional information required by an Engineering Order (EO) to be inscribed onto a new data plate for a EMB-145 nose landing gear (NLG) had not been accomplished.

Narrative: I was called to the line for a nose landing gear (NLG) problem on an Embraer EMB-145 aircraft. There was some confusion on what the NLG needed to comply with an Engineering Order (EO). It was determined that it did not need the ultrasound (UT) thickness test; it only needed to comply with the EO which called for 'full service' of the NLG strut and installing a new data plate. Day shift maintenance started and got up to servicing at the point when pumping fluid into the strut to the proper height; the hydraulic cart failed. Afternoon shift took over from there and servicing was completed. Afternoon shift Mechanic was given the new data plate that was already inscribed. I don't know who filled it out; it was done in the office. I told them to copy from the old data plate; but to make sure the new modification number was inscribed. I thought this was what was tracked to show the status of the gear. Maintenance installed the placard. At this point we were waiting for the cure time [of the data plate glue]. I turned work over to night shift telling them all [work] was done up to [completing] the cure time. [Lack of] attention to the paperwork and not focusing on what I think are the important parts. Suggest reading all of the parts of data we are using; Notes and all. [It was] detected by Maintenance Control when loading the NLG part number. Aircraft was taken out of service and corrected [information added].

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	954563
Time
Date	201106
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear
Person 1
Function	Inspector Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A line mechanic reports additional information required by an engineering order (eo) to be inscribed onto a new data plate for a emb-145 nose landing gear (nlg) had not been accomplished.