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An avionics technician was informed a B767-300 aircraft had returned to field (air turnback); after he had co-signed for the work performed by another mechanic. He had missed a connector that was not fully engaged on an avionics rack.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1125473 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201310 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flight Dynamics Navigation and Safety |
| Person 1 | |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Avionics Maintenance Repairman Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Avionics 9.5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was co-signing for a mechanic that had installed a rack. When checking out the install; I believed it to be good. I missed a connector that was not fully engaged as did the quality assurance (qa) inspector. Due to the circumstances; I personally; time constraints or not; will be more thorough with my inspection of work performed before signing for anyone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Avionics Technician was informed a B767-300 aircraft had returned to field (air turnback); after he had co-signed for the work performed by another Mechanic. He had missed a connector that was not fully engaged on an avionics rack.
Narrative: I was co-signing for a Mechanic that had installed a rack. When checking out the install; I believed it to be good. I missed a connector that was not fully engaged as did the Quality Assurance (QA) Inspector. Due to the circumstances; I personally; time constraints or not; will be more thorough with my inspection of work performed before signing for anyone.
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.