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A B727-200 was dispatched in non compliance with the air stair repaired, but the mandatory FAA required inspection was not accomplished by a qualified technician.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 469290 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| 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 | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 469290 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I (wxx abc) was informed today by quality assurance (XXX yyw) that on nov/mon/99 I signed off an rii and I was not rii qualified. I returned to work at air carrier on oct/tue/99 and was scheduled to be in training until my qualifications were updated. I had been off work for 2 yrs because of a injury on the job. I spent 3 weeks in training department under the impression that I was requalified as a crew chief to perform all the functions related to the job.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE AIR STAIR REPAIRED, BUT THE MANDATORY FAA REQUIRED INSPECTION WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED BY A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN.
Narrative: I (WXX ABC) WAS INFORMED TODAY BY QUALITY ASSURANCE (XXX YYW) THAT ON NOV/MON/99 I SIGNED OFF AN RII AND I WAS NOT RII QUALIFIED. I RETURNED TO WORK AT ACR ON OCT/TUE/99 AND WAS SCHEDULED TO BE IN TRAINING UNTIL MY QUALIFICATIONS WERE UPDATED. I HAD BEEN OFF WORK FOR 2 YRS BECAUSE OF A INJURY ON THE JOB. I SPENT 3 WKS IN TRAINING DEPT UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT I WAS REQUALIFIED AS A CREW CHIEF TO PERFORM ALL THE FUNCTIONS RELATED TO THE JOB.
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.