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An inspector reports signing for non destructive tests performed for a 4 month period with inspector qualification out of date.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 463157 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Wed |
| 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 | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 463157 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Having been away from non destructive testing for 1 1/2 yrs, I was required by policy (abc xy-zz and west) to attend a 3 day recurrent training course, which will be completed mar/xc/00. However, between dec/xa/99 and mar/xc/00 I signed off several inspection tasks because I was comfortable and confident doing so, as I had done for yrs prior. Technically, someone 'qualified' should have signed with me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN INSPECTOR RPTS SIGNING FOR NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTS PERFORMED FOR A 4 MONTH PERIOD WITH INSPECTOR QUALIFICATION OUT OF DATE.
Narrative: HAVING BEEN AWAY FROM NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING FOR 1 1/2 YRS, I WAS REQUIRED BY POLICY (ABC XY-ZZ AND W) TO ATTEND A 3 DAY RECURRENT TRAINING COURSE, WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED MAR/XC/00. HOWEVER, BTWN DEC/XA/99 AND MAR/XC/00 I SIGNED OFF SEVERAL INSPECTION TASKS BECAUSE I WAS COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT DOING SO, AS I HAD DONE FOR YRS PRIOR. TECHNICALLY, SOMEONE 'QUALIFIED' SHOULD HAVE SIGNED WITH ME.
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.