An aircraft maintenance technician (amt) reports how miscommunication between their engine build lin...

Narrative:

For the job card maintenance instructions reference xx-0009 'lp fuel filter element' sign-off; the maintenance reference xx-0009 states 'the following units only require operational check during engine test; if rejected; follow action noted below.' on trent 800 engines with serial numbers (south/north) XXXX-9 / XXXZ-Z; XXXX-1 /XXXY-Z; XXXX-3 / XXXZ-Z and XXXX-0 / XXXA-Z; I was assigned for these test operations or document closing review. There were no faults during test or faults reported on the repair item pages. Engines successfully passed test.hangar. Evening shift.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) reports how miscommunication between their Engine Build Line and Engine Test Cell mechanics contributed to Low Pressure Fuel filters not being installed on numerous Rolls Royce Trent-800 Engines.

Narrative: For the Job Card Maintenance Instructions Reference XX-0009 'LP Fuel Filter Element' sign-off; the Maintenance Reference XX-0009 states 'the following units only require Operational Check during Engine Test; if rejected; follow action noted below.' On Trent 800 Engines with Serial Numbers (S/N) XXXX-9 / XXXZ-Z; XXXX-1 /XXXY-Z; XXXX-3 / XXXZ-Z and XXXX-0 / XXXA-Z; I was assigned for these Test operations or Document Closing review. There were no faults during test or faults reported on the Repair Item pages. Engines successfully passed test.Hangar. Evening Shift.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1190766
Time
Date	201312
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine Fuel Filter
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

An aircraft maintenance technician (amt) reports how miscommunication between their engine build line and engine test cell mechanics contributed to low pressure fuel filters not being installed on numerous rolls royce trent-800 engines.