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Maintenance technician reported that an rds (remote data station) was possibly infected by a virus.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1508587 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| 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 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air Data Computer |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Security |
Narrative:
It has come to my attention this morning that our rds's (remote data station) was possibly infected by a virus. This machine has been used the last 4 days here at ZZZ; and numerous aircraft may have been infected. We do not know of the possible ramifications of this virus. Apparently; an it person was here [4 nights ago]; and put a hand typed sign on the unit; stating to not use it. He left the machine there; and the sign was not there today. This morning; an amt came in; and asked where the sign was.I believe we're going to need a fleet wide campaign to verify if aircraft have been affected; and to stop uploading database updates until we can figure this out. I did not know who to contact; so I'm filing a report to bring it to maintenance control's attention.in the future; I believe in a case like this; the rds's should be removed if there is a problem; and not just have a piece of paper taped to it. This machine is in front of a door; and the paper was probably blown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Maintenance Technician reported that an RDS (Remote Data Station) was possibly infected by a virus.
Narrative: It has come to my attention this morning that our RDS's (Remote Data Station) was possibly infected by a virus. This machine has been used the last 4 days here at ZZZ; and numerous aircraft may have been infected. We do not know of the possible ramifications of this virus. Apparently; an IT person was here [4 nights ago]; and put a hand typed sign on the unit; stating to not use it. He left the machine there; and the sign was not there today. This morning; an AMT came in; and asked where the sign was.I believe we're going to need a fleet wide campaign to verify if aircraft have been affected; and to stop uploading database updates until we can figure this out. I did not know who to contact; so I'm filing a report to bring it to Maintenance Control's attention.In the future; I believe in a case like this; the RDS's should be removed if there is a problem; and not just have a piece of paper taped to it. This machine is in front of a door; and the paper was probably blown.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.