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A maintenance technician is concerned that non-standard procedures are being used when jacking aircraft in a hangar.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1122137 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201310 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
When I came in to work this morning; a 767-300 was parked in [the hangar] on an angle and not on approved lines in the bay. This aircraft was parked here for a jack job due to the back of the bay not being level enough for use of the tail jack. While I understand why the company is parking the aircraft on this angle; it is not an approved parking area in the bay; and it is not marked as such. I have brought this concern up before; and asked for the hangar to be lined for this specifically; but to no avail. With the advent of the [compliance] class; and the video of the jacking incident being prominently displayed in the class; one would think that the company would adhere to strict jacking rules. I have [submitted] pictures to the [company]; and believe that this should be corrected; prior to a mishap on a jacking job. Either mark the bay properly; or stop jacking aircraft in this position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Maintenance Technician is concerned that non-standard procedures are being used when jacking aircraft in a hangar.
Narrative: When I came in to work this morning; a 767-300 was parked in [the hangar] on an angle and not on approved lines in the bay. This aircraft was parked here for a jack job due to the back of the bay not being level enough for use of the tail jack. While I understand why the company is parking the aircraft on this angle; it is not an approved parking area in the bay; and it is not marked as such. I have brought this concern up before; and asked for the hangar to be lined for this specifically; but to no avail. With the advent of the [compliance] class; and the video of the jacking incident being prominently displayed in the class; one would think that the company would adhere to strict jacking rules. I have [submitted] pictures to the [company]; and believe that this should be corrected; prior to a mishap on a jacking job. Either mark the bay properly; or stop jacking aircraft in this position.
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.