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Technician reported that a procedural error and lack of oversight caused an aircraft to be signed off with an improper repair.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1692200 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
Aircraft X arrived from ZZZ with a re-inspection done on a captain's window seal. The window was re-taped and blocking the captain's view. Unknown why they taped it like that. Use proper procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Technician reported that a procedural error and lack of oversight caused an aircraft to be signed off with an improper repair.
Narrative: Aircraft X arrived from ZZZ with a re-inspection done on a Captain's window seal. The window was re-taped and blocking the Captain's view. Unknown why they taped it like that. Use proper procedures.
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.