Mechanic of an air carrier falsified an aircraft record by stating that a part had been removed and replaced when it had not been.

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Attributes
ACN	251098
Time
Date	199309
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ams
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	251098
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

In sum: an air carrier mechanic was ordered by his director of maintenance to falsify a maintenance write off. The mechanic was ordered to disable an engine fire detector (1 of 4) and sign it off as having been replaced. An FAA maintenance inspector found the discrepancy and threatened sanctions against the company. The director of maintenance has since resigned and the reporting mechanic, who was on initial hiring probation, has been suspended by his company for 7 days.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MECH OF AN ACR FALSIFIED AN ACFT RECORD BY STATING THAT A PART HAD BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED WHEN IT HAD NOT BEEN.

Narrative: IN SUM: AN ACR MECH WAS ORDERED BY HIS DIRECTOR OF MAINT TO FALSIFY A MAINT WRITE OFF. THE MECH WAS ORDERED TO DISABLE AN ENG FIRE DETECTOR (1 OF 4) AND SIGN IT OFF AS HAVING BEEN REPLACED. AN FAA MAINT INSPECTOR FOUND THE DISCREPANCY AND THREATENED SANCTIONS AGAINST THE COMPANY. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINT HAS SINCE RESIGNED AND THE RPTING MECH, WHO WAS ON INITIAL HIRING PROBATION, HAS BEEN SUSPENDED BY HIS COMPANY FOR 7 DAYS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.