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Aircraft mechanic reported that management stated that a functional flight check was not required after working on flight control components.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1653227 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft X had two aircraft vibration write ups. Rudder and elevator hinge line inspections were accomplished. Both elevators were removed; reinstalled; and adjusted; changing all 10 hinge fittings. The rudder also had 7 worn hinges replaced.I generated a card for a functional check flight per gpm (general procedures manual) 10.xx.X. It was signed off by management stating a fcf (functional check flight) was not required.retrain everyone on the gpm procedures for a fcf.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Aircraft Mechanic reported that management stated that a Functional Flight Check was not required after working on flight control components.
Narrative: Aircraft X had two aircraft vibration write ups. Rudder and elevator hinge line inspections were accomplished. Both elevators were removed; reinstalled; and adjusted; changing all 10 hinge fittings. The rudder also had 7 worn hinges replaced.I generated a card for a Functional Check Flight per GPM (General Procedures Manual) 10.XX.X. It was signed off by management stating a FCF (Functional Check Flight) was not required.Retrain everyone on the GPM procedures for a FCF.
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.