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A line mechanic was informed he had been previously involved with a rudder quadrant assembly link that had been removed and reinstalled six months earlier; on a Q400 aircraft; for rig pin access to the rudder quadrant. Noise from under flight deck alerted flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 983513 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Q400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder Control System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was made aware that I was part of the team assigned to an aircraft in may 2011; that the linkage under flightdeck was disconnected in order to insert rig pin. Linkage was not replaced in the correct orientation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Line Mechanic was informed he had been previously involved with a rudder quadrant assembly link that had been removed and reinstalled six months earlier; on a Q400 aircraft; for rig pin access to the rudder quadrant. Noise from under flight deck alerted flight crew.
Narrative: I was made aware that I was part of the team assigned to an aircraft in May 2011; that the linkage under flightdeck was disconnected in order to insert rig pin. Linkage was not replaced in the correct orientation.
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.