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Technician reported that confusion over a bleed valve part number caused an incorrect part to be installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1692918 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pneumatic Valve/Bleed Valve |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Tech replaced bleed valve per amm; ops leak check good. Same part number was installed as removed. During final check paperwork close out; tech was having difficulty completing parts transaction in the computer system. At this time I was approached for assistance. After discussion of the part used; technician who completed task and review of pratt and whitney ipc it was decided the part was effective and the computer had incorrectly flagged as not effective and transaction was completed. Part was in fact not effective and parts computer transaction was completed in error.closer attention to the sometimes confusing ipc's; show greater caution when computer flags a transaction. Less reliance on part number off as supporting part number on. Closer attention to published procedures. Amt verifying parts to ipc; prior to installation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Technician reported that confusion over a bleed valve part number caused an incorrect part to be installed.
Narrative: Tech Replaced Bleed valve per AMM; Ops Leak Check Good. Same Part number was installed as removed. During final check paperwork close out; Tech was having difficulty completing parts transaction in the computer system. At this time I was approached for assistance. After discussion of the part used; Technician who completed task and review of Pratt and Whitney IPC it was decided the part was effective and the computer had incorrectly flagged as not effective and transaction was completed. Part was in fact not effective and parts computer transaction was completed in error.Closer attention to the sometimes confusing IPC's; show greater caution when computer flags a transaction. Less reliance on part number off as supporting part number on. Closer attention to published procedures. AMT Verifying parts to IPC; prior to installation.
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.