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Air carrier maintenance technician reported functional flight check not accomplished per company maintenance manual requirement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1660115 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aeroplane Flight Control |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft X came to ZZZ base maintenance for an SY6 check. During this check; a [task] was issued for rudder and elevator hinge line inspections. This card directs maintenance to pull off both elevators and inspect hinge fittings. Essentially; all ten fittings on the elevators and at least 6 of the rudder fittings. Then elevators were weighed and reinstalled. Then all three flight controls were rigged. Per [company guidelines]; this extent of maintenance requires a functional check flight (fcf). A non-routine was generated for the fcf to be completed and was signed off as not necessary by the supervisor. Non-compliance of [company guidelines].supervision re interprets their [company guidelines] to fit their needs of service. This is one of our governing documents as licensed mechanics and it must be followed. Train supervision and mechanics on what exactly the [company guidelines] says and how to understand what it says.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Maintenance Technician reported Functional Flight Check not accomplished per Company Maintenance Manual requirement.
Narrative: Aircraft X came to ZZZ Base Maintenance for an SY6 check. During this check; a [task] was issued for Rudder and Elevator Hinge Line Inspections. This card directs Maintenance to pull off both elevators and inspect hinge fittings. Essentially; all ten fittings on the elevators and at least 6 of the rudder fittings. Then elevators were weighed and reinstalled. Then all three flight controls were rigged. Per [Company guidelines]; this extent of maintenance requires a Functional Check Flight (FCF). A non-routine was generated for the FCF to be completed and was signed off as not necessary by the Supervisor. Non-compliance of [Company guidelines].Supervision re interprets their [Company guidelines] to fit their needs of service. This is one of our governing documents as licensed mechanics and it must be followed. Train supervision and mechanics on what exactly the [Company guidelines] says and how to understand what it says.
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.