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A B737-500 was released for service in non compliance with an inspector's non routine write-up on stabilizer jackscrew metal debris improperly signed off and the required check not accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 466465 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lga.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : fcc technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 466465 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : mech 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On mar/xa/00, wxxx called me at home and asked me if the metal debris in gimbal and jackscrew was sheet metal from a previous modification or drill bit shavings. I said it could be, but I was not sure -- that is why I made the write-up. She then used my name as a reference to sign off the non routine card saying I said indeed it was sheet metal debris. I did not give her permission to use my name or say I said it was sheet metal debris on jackscrew. She had not gotten my permission to use my name as a reference. I did not say it was sheet metal shavings. They also did not do an inspection on gimbal/jackscrew for damage or perform an operations check for airworthiness.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-500 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN INSPECTOR'S NON ROUTINE WRITE-UP ON STABILIZER JACKSCREW METAL DEBRIS IMPROPERLY SIGNED OFF AND THE REQUIRED CHK NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: ON MAR/XA/00, WXXX CALLED ME AT HOME AND ASKED ME IF THE METAL DEBRIS IN GIMBAL AND JACKSCREW WAS SHEET METAL FROM A PREVIOUS MODIFICATION OR DRILL BIT SHAVINGS. I SAID IT COULD BE, BUT I WAS NOT SURE -- THAT IS WHY I MADE THE WRITE-UP. SHE THEN USED MY NAME AS A REF TO SIGN OFF THE NON ROUTINE CARD SAYING I SAID INDEED IT WAS SHEET METAL DEBRIS. I DID NOT GIVE HER PERMISSION TO USE MY NAME OR SAY I SAID IT WAS SHEET METAL DEBRIS ON JACKSCREW. SHE HAD NOT GOTTEN MY PERMISSION TO USE MY NAME AS A REF. I DID NOT SAY IT WAS SHEET METAL SHAVINGS. THEY ALSO DID NOT DO AN INSPECTION ON GIMBAL/JACKSCREW FOR DAMAGE OR PERFORM AN OPS CHK FOR AIRWORTHINESS.
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.