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Reporter mechanic had borescoped engine and signed it off. 2 days later after the aircraft was back in service a combustion plug was found to be missing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 338031 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 338031 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I am an inspector for Z airlines and on jun/ww/96 I received a routine job card to inspect the installation of the borescope plugs on aircraft #4 engine not being familiar with these plug locations, I asked another inspector who is borescope qualified on this type engine to assist me. As I read through the job card he pointed them out to me. I inspected these position and found all plugs to be secure. This happened at the maintenance facility. My foreman told me that after the aircraft was in service for a couple of days, one of the combustion plugs was found missing. My last day of work was on jun/xx/96. The aircraft left oakland jun/yy/96. I was informed on jun/zz/96.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR MECH HAD BORESCOPED ENG AND SIGNED IT OFF. 2 DAYS LATER AFTER THE ACFT WAS BACK IN SVC A COMBUSTION PLUG WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING.
Narrative: I AM AN INSPECTOR FOR Z AIRLINES AND ON JUN/WW/96 I RECEIVED A ROUTINE JOB CARD TO INSPECT THE INSTALLATION OF THE BORESCOPE PLUGS ON ACFT #4 ENG NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH THESE PLUG LOCATIONS, I ASKED ANOTHER INSPECTOR WHO IS BORESCOPE QUALIFIED ON THIS TYPE ENG TO ASSIST ME. AS I READ THROUGH THE JOB CARD HE POINTED THEM OUT TO ME. I INSPECTED THESE POS AND FOUND ALL PLUGS TO BE SECURE. THIS HAPPENED AT THE MAINT FACILITY. MY FOREMAN TOLD ME THAT AFTER THE ACFT WAS IN SVC FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, ONE OF THE COMBUSTION PLUGS WAS FOUND MISSING. MY LAST DAY OF WORK WAS ON JUN/XX/96. THE ACFT LEFT OAKLAND JUN/YY/96. I WAS INFORMED ON JUN/ZZ/96.
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.