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A technician was assigned to straighten a bent DC10 quill-drive shaft, but was not given engineering authority/authorized or authorized instruction to accomplish the job.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 467454 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | DC-10 30F |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 467454 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
I was given a shaft and was told that it was bent and needed to be straightened. There was no paperwork with the shaft and there wasn't a scrap tag on the shaft. At this point I was told that the paperwork would be coming at a later time. I then proceeded to get all the tools and machinery reading to do the job. I then asked if this shaft was going back onto an airplane, and did not receive an adequate answer. I finished the setup, then I asked for the paperwork again and was told that I would not be here tonight. Before proceeding, I asked for an engineering authority/authorized telling me what to do before proceeding. I am concerned that this part may be put back on an aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TECHNICIAN WAS ASSIGNED TO STRAIGHTEN A BENT DC10 QUILL-DRIVE SHAFT, BUT WAS NOT GIVEN ENGINEERING AUTH OR AUTHORIZED INSTRUCTION TO ACCOMPLISH THE JOB.
Narrative: I WAS GIVEN A SHAFT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE STRAIGHTENED. THERE WAS NO PAPERWORK WITH THE SHAFT AND THERE WASN'T A SCRAP TAG ON THE SHAFT. AT THIS POINT I WAS TOLD THAT THE PAPERWORK WOULD BE COMING AT A LATER TIME. I THEN PROCEEDED TO GET ALL THE TOOLS AND MACHINERY READING TO DO THE JOB. I THEN ASKED IF THIS SHAFT WAS GOING BACK ONTO AN AIRPLANE, AND DID NOT RECEIVE AN ADEQUATE ANSWER. I FINISHED THE SETUP, THEN I ASKED FOR THE PAPERWORK AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT. BEFORE PROCEEDING, I ASKED FOR AN ENGINEERING AUTH TELLING ME WHAT TO DO BEFORE PROCEEDING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PART MAY BE PUT BACK ON AN ACFT.
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.