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An airbus A320 was dispatched in non compliance with a deferred #2 engine electrical connector backshell missing but no engineering variation approval.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 477391 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Thu |
| 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 | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 477391 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : fcc technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 477541 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft was released from check with a possible violation of our manual, 5-4-2 page 2. We released the aircraft before an engineering approval was completed. Our company operating manual allows us to do this, if we are a line station, or shop engines and components. But it doesn't address scheduled maintenance checks. This isn't a safety issue, but it is a procedure problem that needs clarification. Will try to correct problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS A320 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A DEFERRED #2 ENG ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BACKSHELL MISSING BUT NO ENGINEERING VARIATION APPROVAL.
Narrative: ACFT WAS RELEASED FROM CHK WITH A POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF OUR MANUAL, 5-4-2 PAGE 2. WE RELEASED THE ACFT BEFORE AN ENGINEERING APPROVAL WAS COMPLETED. OUR COMPANY OPERATING MANUAL ALLOWS US TO DO THIS, IF WE ARE A LINE STATION, OR SHOP ENGS AND COMPONENTS. BUT IT DOESN'T ADDRESS SCHEDULED MAINT CHKS. THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IT IS A PROC PROB THAT NEEDS CLARIFICATION. WILL TRY TO CORRECT PROB.
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.