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An air carrier overhaul shop reports that pt 375 tubing sleeves used on ms and bx aircraft fittings used on all fleets are intermingled. These sleeves are not interchangeable.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 461950 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 461950 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 461949 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
There has been a co-mingling of 'ms' and 'bx' type sleeves on 3/8 inch tubing, system wide. These sleeves are not interchangeable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR OVERHAUL SHOP RPTS THAT PT 375 TUBING SLEEVES USED ON MS AND BX ACFT FITTINGS USED ON ALL FLEETS ARE INTERMINGLED. THESE SLEEVES ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE.
Narrative: THERE HAS BEEN A CO-MINGLING OF 'MS' AND 'BX' TYPE SLEEVES ON 3/8 INCH TUBING, SYS WIDE. THESE SLEEVES ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE.
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.