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An MD80 had a center tank fuel boost pump replaced while being pwred with ground power and having passenger boarded in conflict with maintenance manual safety procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 409764 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| 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 | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 409764 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I came to work aircraft and found the job in progress. The aft center tank boost pump was in the process of being changed. Passenger were on the aircraft and power was also. I told the line foreman that the power should be off the aircraft and so should the passenger -- open fuel tank. He insisted that it didn't have to be done as we were in a dry bay. I tried to explain that the center fuel tank was open, but he didn't want to listen. Temporary lead had not done job before. Mechanic had not done job before. Foreman was unfamiliar with aircraft type and system and would not listen to experienced mechanics.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 HAD A CTR TANK FUEL BOOST PUMP REPLACED WHILE BEING PWRED WITH GND PWR AND HAVING PAX BOARDED IN CONFLICT WITH MAINT MANUAL SAFETY PROCS.
Narrative: I CAME TO WORK ACFT AND FOUND THE JOB IN PROGRESS. THE AFT CTR TANK BOOST PUMP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CHANGED. PAX WERE ON THE ACFT AND PWR WAS ALSO. I TOLD THE LINE FOREMAN THAT THE PWR SHOULD BE OFF THE ACFT AND SO SHOULD THE PAX -- OPEN FUEL TANK. HE INSISTED THAT IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE DONE AS WE WERE IN A DRY BAY. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THE CTR FUEL TANK WAS OPEN, BUT HE DIDN'T WANT TO LISTEN. TEMPORARY LEAD HAD NOT DONE JOB BEFORE. MECH HAD NOT DONE JOB BEFORE. FOREMAN WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH ACFT TYPE AND SYS AND WOULD NOT LISTEN TO EXPERIENCED MECHS.
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.