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A B727-200 with rudder trim indicator lights was worked and rudder trim knob was reinstalled 5 units in error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 393023 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 393023 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Working on a write-up rudder trim lights inoperative I removed the rudder trim knob and indicator to see if it could be relamped, it could not. I replaced the knob and indicator and I got the indicator 5 units off. Not paying attention, paying closer attention when working on a job, I did not document my work.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 WITH RUDDER TRIM INDICATOR LIGHTS WAS WORKED AND RUDDER TRIM KNOB WAS REINSTALLED 5 UNITS IN ERROR.
Narrative: WORKING ON A WRITE-UP RUDDER TRIM LIGHTS INOP I REMOVED THE RUDDER TRIM KNOB AND INDICATOR TO SEE IF IT COULD BE RELAMPED, IT COULD NOT. I REPLACED THE KNOB AND INDICATOR AND I GOT THE INDICATOR 5 UNITS OFF. NOT PAYING ATTN, PAYING CLOSER ATTN WHEN WORKING ON A JOB, I DID NOT DOCUMENT MY WORK.
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.