Narrative:

During annual inspection checking life limited parts and overhaul limited parts, I found a flight control tube from servos to bell crank past life limit of 4800 hours. Time ran out after last annual before this one. A historical card with times entered and part number/serial number, but block, remove at XXXX, was not filled in. Before I spotted this, I was instructing mechanic to make sure these blocks were all to be filled for this very reason, it is easy to miss when the part should be changed. A computer run-out sheet was also kept, but removal time was skipped on this also. I believe this was an honest mistake the cost of the part is only $575.00 and lasts for 4800 hours to retire, .12 cents an hour. It was not paying enough attention to paperwork even if they kept a component computer run-out sheet. I was already lecturing and retraining the mechanic on record keeping when I spotted this error which brought the point home even stronger.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BELL 206 B111 IN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CTL ROD IN EXCESS OF 4800 HRS OVER LIFE LIMIT.

Narrative: DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION CHKING LIFE LIMITED PARTS AND OVERHAUL LIMITED PARTS, I FOUND A FLT CTL TUBE FROM SERVOS TO BELL CRANK PAST LIFE LIMIT OF 4800 HRS. TIME RAN OUT AFTER LAST ANNUAL BEFORE THIS ONE. A HISTORICAL CARD WITH TIMES ENTERED AND PART NUMBER/SERIAL NUMBER, BUT BLOCK, REMOVE AT XXXX, WAS NOT FILLED IN. BEFORE I SPOTTED THIS, I WAS INSTRUCTING MECH TO MAKE SURE THESE BLOCKS WERE ALL TO BE FILLED FOR THIS VERY REASON, IT IS EASY TO MISS WHEN THE PART SHOULD BE CHANGED. A COMPUTER RUN-OUT SHEET WAS ALSO KEPT, BUT REMOVAL TIME WAS SKIPPED ON THIS ALSO. I BELIEVE THIS WAS AN HONEST MISTAKE THE COST OF THE PART IS ONLY $575.00 AND LASTS FOR 4800 HRS TO RETIRE, .12 CENTS AN HR. IT WAS NOT PAYING ENOUGH ATTN TO PAPERWORK EVEN IF THEY KEPT A COMPONENT COMPUTER RUN-OUT SHEET. I WAS ALREADY LECTURING AND RETRAINING THE MECH ON RECORD KEEPING WHEN I SPOTTED THIS ERROR WHICH BROUGHT THE POINT HOME EVEN STRONGER.

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.