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A DC9-50 was dispatched and flown with a cargo door engineering order accomplished without the proper documentation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 390059 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Sun |
| 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 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 50 |
| 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 | 390059 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far 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:
On jan/xx/98, quality assurance director xyz requested that myself and another inspector sign a duplicate copy of form, engineering order YYYY. This particular 'engineering order' had been accomplished in september of 1997, but for some unknown reason, quality assurance management needed a duplicate signed by us. Quality assurance director xyz said 'I discussed this with abc of FAA and it's okay with the FAA.' we then signed a document (engineering order YYYY) that was marked 'duplicate.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-50 WAS DISPATCHED AND FLOWN WITH A CARGO DOOR ENGINEERING ORDER ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT THE PROPER DOCUMENTATION.
Narrative: ON JAN/XX/98, QUALITY ASSURANCE DIRECTOR XYZ REQUESTED THAT MYSELF AND ANOTHER INSPECTOR SIGN A DUPLICATE COPY OF FORM, ENGINEERING ORDER YYYY. THIS PARTICULAR 'ENGINEERING ORDER' HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN SEPTEMBER OF 1997, BUT FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, QUALITY ASSURANCE MGMNT NEEDED A DUPLICATE SIGNED BY US. QUALITY ASSURANCE DIRECTOR XYZ SAID 'I DISCUSSED THIS WITH ABC OF FAA AND IT'S OKAY WITH THE FAA.' WE THEN SIGNED A DOCUMENT (ENGINEERING ORDER YYYY) THAT WAS MARKED 'DUPLICATE.'
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.