<< >> NASA ASRS Report 455844, November 1999

A B737-300 during a preflight check the captain was directed by the FAA inspector to several logbook completed repairs which did not have the required inspection accomplished.

Attributes
ACN	455844
Time
Date	199911
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	455844
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

An FAA air carrier inspector was giving me a route check from ZZZ-phx. I'd checked the aircraft logbook for open write-ups. It appeared that all corrective actions were properly noted for any previous write-ups. The inspector showed me a couple of pages where an additional inspection was required in addition to the corrective action taken (known as an rii inspection) the rii type of inspection is not addressed in the flight operations manual, but is in the maintenance operations manual. As the aircraft was not technically airworthy and this fact was brought to my attention, I made a logbook entry concerning the status of the rii, such that the issue would be resolved before the aircraft would proceed further. The inspector was very familiar with our airline's maintenance procedures in that he had worked for our airline a few yrs before.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 DURING A PREFLT CHK THE CAPT WAS DIRECTED BY THE FAA INSPECTOR TO SEVERAL LOGBOOK COMPLETED REPAIRS WHICH DID NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED.

Narrative: AN FAA ACR INSPECTOR WAS GIVING ME A RTE CHK FROM ZZZ-PHX. I'D CHKED THE ACFT LOGBOOK FOR OPEN WRITE-UPS. IT APPEARED THAT ALL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE PROPERLY NOTED FOR ANY PREVIOUS WRITE-UPS. THE INSPECTOR SHOWED ME A COUPLE OF PAGES WHERE AN ADDITIONAL INSPECTION WAS REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN (KNOWN AS AN RII INSPECTION) THE RII TYPE OF INSPECTION IS NOT ADDRESSED IN THE FLT OPS MANUAL, BUT IS IN THE MAINT OPS MANUAL. AS THE ACFT WAS NOT TECHNICALLY AIRWORTHY AND THIS FACT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN, I MADE A LOGBOOK ENTRY CONCERNING THE STATUS OF THE RII, SUCH THAT THE ISSUE WOULD BE RESOLVED BEFORE THE ACFT WOULD PROCEED FURTHER. THE INSPECTOR WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR AIRLINE'S MAINT PROCS IN THAT HE HAD WORKED FOR OUR AIRLINE A FEW YRS BEFORE.

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.