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A commercial fixed wing aircraft was dispatched with an unapproved windshield heat controller installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379858 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 379858 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence other 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:
Used windshield heat controller to repair air carrier aircraft. This unit borrowed from another company. Although this company is FAA certified, they are not included on our approved supply list (FAA approval list certification xxyyzz).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING ACFT WAS DISPATCHED WITH AN UNAPPROVED WINDSHIELD HEAT CTLR INSTALLED.
Narrative: USED WINDSHIELD HEAT CTLR TO REPAIR ACR ACFT. THIS UNIT BORROWED FROM ANOTHER COMPANY. ALTHOUGH THIS COMPANY IS FAA CERTIFIED, THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED ON OUR APPROVED SUPPLY LIST (FAA APPROVAL LIST CERTIFICATION XXYYZZ).
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.