<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1679404, August 2019

Maintenance technician reported that a course required for qualification to perform a specific task does not exist.

Attributes
ACN	1679404
Time
Date	201908
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ORD.Airport
State Reference	IL
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

[Procedures manual] requires B737 fan blade removal and installation qualification prior to performing the work; but [company learning program] does not show the required training course as existing. B737 fan blade removal and installation. Initial qualification. Core qualified. CFM56-7B fan blade removal and installation. Reviewing [procedures manual] training requirement is in 19.03 but [company learning program] shows the training course does not exist; but is required to be able to perform the work. This is a compliance catch-22.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Maintenance Technician reported that a course required for qualification to perform a specific task does not exist.

Narrative: [Procedures Manual] requires B737 fan blade removal and installation qualification prior to performing the work; but [Company Learning Program] does not show the required training course as existing. B737 fan blade removal and installation. Initial qualification. Core qualified. CFM56-7B fan blade removal and installation. Reviewing [Procedures Manual] training requirement is in 19.03 but [Company Learning Program] shows the training course does not exist; but is required to be able to perform the work. This is a compliance catch-22.

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.