A B767 was dispatched for extended range overwater operation after an extended range check was accomplished by 2 mechanics, one of which was unqualified.

Home

Browse by month

Random

Latest

About

Contact

Attributes
ACN	408920
Time
Date	199807
Day	Fri
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
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	408920
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
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On jul/xz/98, I released the aircraft logbook for an ETOPS 1 check when 1 of the 2 mechanic's extended range qualifications had expired.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 WAS DISPATCHED FOR EXTENDED RANGE OVERWATER OP AFTER AN EXTENDED RANGE CHK WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY 2 MECHS, ONE OF WHICH WAS UNQUALIFIED.

Narrative: ON JUL/XZ/98, I RELEASED THE ACFT LOGBOOK FOR AN ETOPS 1 CHK WHEN 1 OF THE 2 MECH'S EXTENDED RANGE QUALIFICATIONS HAD EXPIRED.

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.