<< >> NASA ASRS Report 378618, August 1997

A mechanic working an FK100 autoplt was not satisfied the autoplt self-test per the maintenance manual was adequate and comprehensive.

Attributes
ACN	378618
Time
Date	199708
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pns
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	378618
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

An F100 arrived at my station on a through flight with #2 autoplt on MEL. Pilot wrote up #1 autoplt disengaged and would not re-engage. I am not CAT qualified. I performed afcas maintenance test, no fault noted. Tech center said to sign off logbook as performed afcas maintenance test. No faults noted. I did so and dispatched aircraft. I feel that the logbook entry was not correct nor the autoplt test sufficient.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MECH WORKING AN FK100 AUTOPLT WAS NOT SATISFIED THE AUTOPLT SELF-TEST PER THE MAINT MANUAL WAS ADEQUATE AND COMPREHENSIVE.

Narrative: AN F100 ARRIVED AT MY STATION ON A THROUGH FLT WITH #2 AUTOPLT ON MEL. PLT WROTE UP #1 AUTOPLT DISENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. I AM NOT CAT QUALIFIED. I PERFORMED AFCAS MAINT TEST, NO FAULT NOTED. TECH CTR SAID TO SIGN OFF LOGBOOK AS PERFORMED AFCAS MAINT TEST. NO FAULTS NOTED. I DID SO AND DISPATCHED ACFT. I FEEL THAT THE LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS NOT CORRECT NOR THE AUTOPLT TEST SUFFICIENT.

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.