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An MD80 in scheduled maintenance is reported by an engine inspector that engine mount cone bolts were not inspected per the maintenance manual procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 475409 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tpa.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 475409 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Bolts not inspected with 10X magnifying glass. Work card calls for visual inspection of cone bolts per maintenance manual. Maintenance manual calls for (recommends) to do both a visual and an ndt inspection if the engine is removed from the aircraft. Maintenance manual reference abcd and abce signed off by supervisor as not required -- falsifying aircraft records. Inspector X was asked to void out the reference, asked not to write items up again, and was threatened if these items are written up again, the inspector would be disciplined and written up for insubordination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 IN SCHEDULED MAINT IS RPTED BY AN ENG INSPECTOR THAT ENG MOUNT CONE BOLTS WERE NOT INSPECTED PER THE MAINT MANUAL PROC.
Narrative: BOLTS NOT INSPECTED WITH 10X MAGNIFYING GLASS. WORK CARD CALLS FOR VISUAL INSPECTION OF CONE BOLTS PER MAINT MANUAL. MAINT MANUAL CALLS FOR (RECOMMENDS) TO DO BOTH A VISUAL AND AN NDT INSPECTION IF THE ENG IS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT. MAINT MANUAL REF ABCD AND ABCE SIGNED OFF BY SUPVR AS NOT REQUIRED -- FALSIFYING ACFT RECORDS. INSPECTOR X WAS ASKED TO VOID OUT THE REF, ASKED NOT TO WRITE ITEMS UP AGAIN, AND WAS THREATENED IF THESE ITEMS ARE WRITTEN UP AGAIN, THE INSPECTOR WOULD BE DISCIPLINED AND WRITTEN UP FOR INSUBORDINATION.
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.