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A mechanic reports that a full landing gear swing was not accomplished; as required per gulfstream's computerized maintenance program (cmp); on a g-v aircraft after replacement of the nose gear door actuator. Maintenance manager said the cycling of nose gear doors was good enough.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1016255 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201205 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream V / G500 / G550 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Experience | Maintenance Technician 14 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was replacing the nose gear actuator door in accordance with gulfstream's computerized maintenance program (cmp). After removal and installation; the task card required a [landing] gear swing. The gear swing according to the maintenance manual was not accomplished because the maintenance manager said the cycling of the [nose] landing gear doors is good enough. The aircraft was released from maintenance without completing step-east (5) of the gulfstream cmp card; chapter 32-30-61.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Mechanic reports that a full Landing Gear swing was not accomplished; as required per Gulfstream's Computerized Maintenance Program (CMP); on a G-V aircraft after replacement of the Nose Gear Door Actuator. Maintenance Manager said the cycling of Nose Gear Doors was good enough.
Narrative: I was replacing the Nose Gear Actuator Door in accordance with Gulfstream's Computerized Maintenance Program (CMP). After removal and installation; the Task Card required a [Landing] Gear swing. The Gear swing according to the Maintenance Manual was not accomplished because the Maintenance Manager said the cycling of the [Nose] Landing Gear Doors is good enough. The aircraft was released from Maintenance without completing Step-E (5) of the Gulfstream CMP Card; Chapter 32-30-61.
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.