An inspection authority (ia) rated mechanic reports he may not have installed two locking nuts on a cessna 208 fuel nozzle. Time constraints; distractions and workload saturation were noted as factors.

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Attributes
ACN	1011805
Time
Date	201204
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Caravan 208B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Nozzle
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Inspection Authority Maintenance Powerplant
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

While replacing fuel nozzles for scheduled change the possibility exists I did not install two nuts on a fuel nozzle on # 1 engine. The aircraft flew for approximately 38-hours and developed a slight seepage of fuel from the nozzle. Maintenance action was to install two each nuts. Company's inspection program is being changed to make this a required buy-back item.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Inspection Authority (IA) rated Mechanic reports he may not have installed two locking nuts on a Cessna 208 fuel nozzle. Time constraints; distractions and workload saturation were noted as factors.

Narrative: While replacing fuel nozzles for scheduled change the possibility exists I did not install two nuts on a fuel nozzle on # 1 Engine. The aircraft flew for approximately 38-hours and developed a slight seepage of fuel from the nozzle. Maintenance action was to install two each nuts. Company's inspection program is being changed to make this a required Buy-Back Item.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.