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Maintenance technician reported an aircraft with an engine exceedance departed before the appropriate inspection could be accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1706751 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201908 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine Indications |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
I received a turnover that aircraft XXX in ZZZ had a right engine exceedance. The previous controller had talked with them and explained to them what needed to be done. When I took over; I was busy with other aircraft and was waiting to get an update from ZZZ. After I got caught up; I checked and the aircraft had departed. The item was signed off as egt red box reset and inspection of the inlet and the exhaust. Knowing that this items are a chronic issue with the fleet and that the inspection was not properly conducted per the amm. I created a log entry to have the eec interrogation accomplished to see if the faults still existed. I made the decision to stop the aircraft in ZZZ1 to be repaired. The egt system on the 737 is a chronic known issue with the fleet. In retrospect; I should have locked the log item. This would have prevented the mechanic from clearing the item without getting maintenance management concurrence. Any item that needs maintenance management follow up should be locked by the controller in charge and not unlocked until there has been verification that all the necessary steps have been accomplished.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Maintenance Technician reported an aircraft with an engine exceedance departed before the appropriate inspection could be accomplished.
Narrative: I received a turnover that Aircraft XXX in ZZZ had a Right Engine exceedance. The previous Controller had talked with them and explained to them what needed to be done. When I took over; I was busy with other aircraft and was waiting to get an update from ZZZ. After I got caught up; I checked and the aircraft had departed. The item was signed off as EGT red box reset and inspection of the inlet and the exhaust. Knowing that this items are a chronic issue with the fleet and that the Inspection was not properly conducted per the AMM. I created a log entry to have the EEC interrogation accomplished to see if the faults still existed. I made the decision to stop the aircraft in ZZZ1 to be repaired. The EGT system on the 737 is a chronic known issue with the fleet. In retrospect; I should have locked the log item. This would have prevented the mechanic from clearing the item without getting Maintenance Management concurrence. Any item that needs Maintenance Management follow up should be locked by the Controller in charge and not unlocked until there has been verification that all the necessary steps have been accomplished.
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.