An MD90 was dispatched in non compliance with an unapproved repair to an ignition wire.

Attributes
ACN	476761
Time
Date	200006
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	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-90 Series (DC-9-90) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Experience	maintenance technician : 10
ASRS Report	476761
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

During inspection of wire harness for a variable stator vane alternator fault, found chafed wire through outer coating. Repaired per chapter 20 in wire manual wire bundle #wxvx.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD90 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN UNAPPROVED REPAIR TO AN IGNITION WIRE.

Narrative: DURING INSPECTION OF WIRE HARNESS FOR A VARIABLE STATOR VANE ALTERNATOR FAULT, FOUND CHAFED WIRE THROUGH OUTER COATING. REPAIRED PER CHAPTER 20 IN WIRE MANUAL WIRE BUNDLE #WXVX.

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.