An air carrier engine shop inspector reports performing non destructive testing on critical aircraft...

Attributes
ACN	379233
Time
Date	199703
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	379233
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I am an inspector for an air carrier and around mar/97 was assigned to a new area which does non destructive testing to aircraft and engine parts. I was given on job training by several other inspectors and during this time (and after training completed) was instructed to stamp off work/documents I had inspected. When I asked my trainer, lead inspector, and supervisor about formal classroom training requirements, I was told none were required and I was qualified (which showed in training and qualification records). I continued performing magnetic particle and fluorescent penetrant non destructive testing inspections through approximately jul-aug/97 and then moved to a new area. I have since learned that I may have been misled and in fact per air carrier operating procedures certain formal classroom training was required. In short, I feel I may not have been adequately trained and equipped with all the knowledge necessary to accomplish the inspections properly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR ENG SHOP INSPECTOR RPTS PERFORMING NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING ON CRITICAL ACFT ENG PARTS WITHOUT RECEIVING THE REQUIRED TRAINING.

Narrative: I AM AN INSPECTOR FOR AN ACR AND AROUND MAR/97 WAS ASSIGNED TO A NEW AREA WHICH DOES NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING TO ACFT AND ENG PARTS. I WAS GIVEN ON JOB TRAINING BY SEVERAL OTHER INSPECTORS AND DURING THIS TIME (AND AFTER TRAINING COMPLETED) WAS INSTRUCTED TO STAMP OFF WORK/DOCUMENTS I HAD INSPECTED. WHEN I ASKED MY TRAINER, LEAD INSPECTOR, AND SUPVR ABOUT FORMAL CLASSROOM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, I WAS TOLD NONE WERE REQUIRED AND I WAS QUALIFIED (WHICH SHOWED IN TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION RECORDS). I CONTINUED PERFORMING MAGNETIC PARTICLE AND FLUORESCENT PENETRANT NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING INSPECTIONS THROUGH APPROX JUL-AUG/97 AND THEN MOVED TO A NEW AREA. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT I MAY HAVE BEEN MISLED AND IN FACT PER ACR OPERATING PROCS CERTAIN FORMAL CLASSROOM TRAINING WAS REQUIRED. IN SHORT, I FEEL I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY TRAINED AND EQUIPPED WITH ALL THE KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE INSPECTIONS PROPERLY.

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.

An air carrier engine shop inspector reports performing non destructive testing on critical aircraft engine parts without receiving the required training.